[TBP]

But these views are held by a small minority. Once it attained power the PJP has by and large acted responsibly

Unfortunately, not so. BJP has led the carnage against minorities, which has continuesd since it came to power.

BJP is under the umbrella of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), a pro-Fascist organization. It is RSS's political arm. RSS recently published a booklet on how to implicate Chrsitians (and other religious minorities) in false criminal cases. It endorsed the killing of priests, the rape of nuns, and the murder of missionary Graham Staines and his 8- and 10-year-old sons.

In New York in 2000, Prime Minister Vajpayee told an audience "I will always be a Swayamsewak."

[colorado tanker]

I agree that BJP has some unsavory supporters and associates. I also agree that the government has not done enough to halt religious persecution and violence. Particulaly disturbing is the murder of Christians and suppression of the Christian church in many states.

I stand by my view, however, that BJP has moderated its more extreme views since going into government, to my surprise.

I do believe that BJP's time in power is coming to a close. It would be interesting to see what Congress would do in a new government - would they continue the trend to economic liberalization or would they revert to Nehru-style socialism?

[cicero's_son]

It is amazing to me to see how many Christians on this site are licking their chops at the prospect of Muslims--who share our heritage in Abraham--being wiped out by Hindu fundamentalists.

Nothing could be more morally blind or politically irresponsible.

Those who throw their unqualified support behind Indian nationalism are no differemt from the fellow travelers and useful idiots of the 1930's and 40's who in their foolishness and despair embraced another satanic ideology: Communism.