While Barelvis never stressed on labelling local customs as 'Hinduwana', Deobandis focused on a puritanical version of Islam. Both aim to dominate a new 'Islamic' polity.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
A sane voice. Afaik, Hindus are by nature secular and can and do tolerate and respect other religions. But having been provoked since long by their own and others, this extremist streak has crept into them which is inevitable. This is not desirable, and not the character of the religion.
Author’s intensio intension is good. But she should remember how much a call ” Jai Shriram” created uproar? Remember the position taken by Mamata didi and her followers ? And everybody knows how Islam and politics are intertwined!
A sane voice. Afaik, Hindus are by nature secular and can and do tolerate and respect other religions. But having been provoked since long by their own and others, this extremist streak has crept into them which is inevitable. This is not desirable, and not the character of the religion.
Author’s intensio intension is good. But she should remember how much a call ” Jai Shriram” created uproar? Remember the position taken by Mamata didi and her followers ? And everybody knows how Islam and politics are intertwined!