Also, India has more 'freedom of thought' because it does not have an Islamic gov't in power to control & regulate people's thinking. Additionally, India has a *secular* constitution, unlike Pakistan & Iran.
The Taliban, for instance, was/is a product of Pakistan (not Afghanistan), supported by Pakistani gov't & funded by the Saudis as well. -- previous FR comment on Afghanistan and the Taliban -- These Islamic gov'ts should not be, in any way, supported by the West. Otherwise, encouraging the People there to move away from Islam becomes impossible, or an uphill battle at best. Even those, such as Iranians & Afghans, who've so far kept much or some of their pre-Islamic identity.
You know, of course,that the Saudis, including some of the princes were involved in financing 9/11. Saudi Arabia is a false friend carrying out the subtle sabotage of the West while Iran does the direct in-your-face type of assault.