Is India Going the Way of 1930s Germany?

Foreign Policy in Focus ^ | March 27, 2002 | Arun R. Swamy

[psywarrior]

Brother, the richest indian is a muslim, mother teresa was in india calcutta. I dont think so in any western country can you see such secularism as in india. Please visit there or talk to some indian bum, who will explain to you. And by the way, Indians support Israel and our USA

[Malcolm]

I'm not sure why you are so vehemently anti-Indian, yet you do not also mention Muslim nation's similar practices in this regard, and what India had been up against since their nation gained independence from Britain. We need India in the fight against the MUSLIM THREAT. That does not mean we approve of, or condone what goes on within that country. It's a mutual alliance to battle the Muslim threat. Remember, as bad as the Indians may be, they did not topple the WTC; the MUSLIMS did. And since the Muslims are both India's and the West's MUTUAL ENEMY, what not team together to battle the IMMEDIATE threat? Let me tell you this: India is NO MATCH for Muslims, as far as persecuting Christians. Every nation where Muslims are in the Majority, Christians are persecuted. Not to absolve India's wrongs in this area, but I do not detect anything in your posts about the relative wrongs of the Muslims, some of which we are presently at WAR with. I'm not sure what productive use an anti-Indian post is. Those of us even faintly familiar with world politics aready know that India has these faults. But equal to the Nazis? IMHO, I do not agree, at least not to the same degree that you do.....

[Red Jones]

in my opinion the nehru-style socialism and general incompetence of the Congress party that the Indians suffered under for so long is worse than the BJP. Sure, it's true that the BJP has some real fascists among them, but they are a minority that the BJP leaders feel compelled to grovel before. Vajpayee government in my opinion has been an improvement for India.

India is so big and so diverse with so many passions in so many directions that nobody could unite it and drive it in a concerted direction as Hitler did Germany.

[weikel]

I would disagree if they were only going after Muslims but they are goingafter Sikhs too.

[mikeIII]

Good points! A country with several thousand miles bordering Communist aggression, Islamic terrorism and proxy wars can hardly be expected to be a Switzerland.

[colorado tanker]

I agree with you. I've been disappointed by the slow pace of BJP's tax and economic reforms, but at least they've gone in the right direction.

I also agree it is unlikely India would adopt fascism. India is large and diverse, with many languages and ethnicities. There is still widespread resentment over Mrs. Gandhi's brief dictatorship in the '70's.

[Lizavetta]

I don't know much about India's politics, but whenever I think about that country I can't help but think about how many baby girls are aborted thanks to the introduction of the ultrasound machine. Same as China.

[George Frm Br00klyn Park]

"For Hindu extremist groups the claim that a temple was torn down to build a mosque--for which there is no concrete evidence"

TBP, There is a history of Islam building Mosques over the sites of other religions hallowed buildings since at least the "Temple Mount", Constantinople, and quite a few churches in Europe before the "crusades". Islam allows NO other religion equal treatment under the "law". ALL are subordinate or non-existant. Peace and love, George.

[DeaconBenjamin]

India wanted (and achieved) a Bangladesh separate from Pakistan. It had no more desire to absorb the Bangladeshi population of over 100 million Muslims than Israel would have to absorb millions of arabs.

[Pining_4_TX]

LOL! I'm wondering exactly how a place can be holy anyway. Is the dirt a little less dirty than elsewhere? People always want to worship the creation rather than the Creator.

Hey, I'm a Presbyterian. For me, the Holy Land is Scotland.

[Brett66]

I'm waiting for Dearborn, MI to be given an Islamic name and declared holy ground.

I could understand Pontiac Michigan being declared Holy:

;)

[John H K]

To develop its economy as fast as China

Um, what evidence is there China is developing its economy quickly? Chinese government statistics? Why would you trust those any more than Enron profit stateements?

[Qaz_W]

I refer to your post #7 specifically the comment:

India has murdered over 200,000 Christians in Nagaland

The population of Nagaland as per the latest census (2001) is 1.988 million. Yes, just 1.988 million. The population of Nagaland since the last census in 1991 has registered a more than robust 64.41% growth (up from 1.209 million).

May I say the census results do not support your statement of 200,000 dead Naga Christians as it would imply the Nagas are gifted with a fecundity that would create an inferiority complex in rabbits.