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To: EJhonsa who wrote (100773)6/8/2003 10:19:22 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 

The coalition currently running the Indian government does occassionally pander to militant Hindu elements, but on the whole its policies aren't dictated by these elements any more than American policies are dictated by those religious conservatives who want to eliminate the seperation of church and state

Ridiculous. Continue your analogy to the US. Imagine that a State government controlled by religious conservatives and allied to the central government deliberately instigated riots in which hundreds of members of a rival religion died, and the head of that government openly proclaimed that they deserved to die. Imagine further that the Central Government did nothing whatsoever to hold those regional leaders responsible for their actions or those of their followers.

Wouldn't you say that went well beyond "occasional pandering"?

The problem is real; denial won't help.

To add to Jacob's point, it should be added that the operative factor in deciding whether it is wise to deploy Indian troops in Iraq is not the reality of Hindu-Muslim relations, but the prevailing perception of those relations in Iraq. Even if Muslims and Hindus were coexisting in perfect harmony throughout India, it would be stupid to send troops to Iraq that represent a government that Iraqis believe is persecuting Muslims.

Even those who believe that everything Israelis have ever done to Palestinians is perfectly justified agree that it would be silly to have Israelis patrolling Iraqi streets. That opinion is not based on any judgement of who is right or wrong in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's based on the purely practical desire to avoid potentially inflammatory situations.
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