Uncle A is arguing against a strawman nobody built. The article isn’t asking about secularism; it’s pointing out at the hard geopolitical reality of Islamic or Western blocs.
Reducing thousands of years of South Asian civilisational history to “a side order of Nepal and Southall” while preaching 1950s idealistic tropes shows you’d rather recite outdated textbook platitudes than analyze real-world military pacts forming right on our doorstep.
India is the Only predominantly Hindu ( in a numerical, not a constitutional sense ) country in the world. With a very small side order of Nepal. Some specks of land like Fiji perhaps. Or Southall in UK. On the world stage, since 1947, India has always projected itself as a modern young Republic, overcoming economic backwardness. Partly caused by colonial rule for two centuries. Firmly committed to secularism, with such a diverse population. Completely misplaced to cast Indian foreign policy in a mould of religious identity. Our interaction with foreign governments guided by a mix of economic development and national security.
Uncle A is arguing against a strawman nobody built. The article isn’t asking about secularism; it’s pointing out at the hard geopolitical reality of Islamic or Western blocs.
Reducing thousands of years of South Asian civilisational history to “a side order of Nepal and Southall” while preaching 1950s idealistic tropes shows you’d rather recite outdated textbook platitudes than analyze real-world military pacts forming right on our doorstep.
India is the Only predominantly Hindu ( in a numerical, not a constitutional sense ) country in the world. With a very small side order of Nepal. Some specks of land like Fiji perhaps. Or Southall in UK. On the world stage, since 1947, India has always projected itself as a modern young Republic, overcoming economic backwardness. Partly caused by colonial rule for two centuries. Firmly committed to secularism, with such a diverse population. Completely misplaced to cast Indian foreign policy in a mould of religious identity. Our interaction with foreign governments guided by a mix of economic development and national security.