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This article is absolutely wrong. There is absolutely no hindu hate in Bangladesh. The attacks on temples were politically influenced by a third party and the protest was influenced by the fallen politcal party and later also RAW from India. Stop writing nonsense. All the disturbing attacks were on Awami league leaders because they were involved in many crimes and also shooting at people. They were mislead as hindu attacks on X. German led news mirror asia wrote on this.
Very well written and articulated madam. India has a moral authority to provide refuge and as a growing great power we need to be more proactive in our sphere of influence in south Asia and be a force against islamism and military dictatorships.
Madam author, please provide facts from both sides. There have been incidents against hindus, but inspite of that hindus were able to protest? Does that not mean anything to you?
So, she is saying there is absolutely no place for minorities in BD. What happened to the peace loving, people loving narrative? Or it loves only the belie ers?
I am not sure if the author fully understood the situation or just using it to justify Islamophobia by comparing it with what’s happening now in Bangladesh. The government and people there seem to be sincerely addressing the issue. News about students and locals forming protective circles around temples shows their opposition for attacks on minorities. Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus reached out to Indian PM to assure his government’s resolve to protect minorities. The government and people there are acting against the incidents and not indirectly encouraging by keeping quiet. It would have been good if the author mentioned this and encouraged similar governmental behavior elsewhere. But her opinion is one sided, seems like coming from an unhappy Muslim having some biases and preconceived notions!
A very difficult question to answer. India is not Israel, which has its policy of Aaliya. It would also upend the scheme of the Constitution, being a secular nation. A dialogue at government level, since the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh has always been an Indian priority. Maintaining the highest standards of communal harmony also adds gravitas when India raises this issue diplomatically. Whether the columnist has been watching Indian channels recently, the grave harm they are doing to social amity.