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To: LindyBill who wrote (70883)	2/1/2003 9:46:36 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

In the US we have a good degree of separation of religion from government. (I wont pick nits on why is "in god we trust" on the greenback). Other parts of the world, it has not happened yet - my best guess is its an evolutionary process. India is not at that stage yet, IMO. Indian politicians say some things in public, to gather the attention of the population. At the same time they also do 'behind the scenes activities' that are not really publicised. examples would be India's ties with Israel in various defence/space related arenas, India hosting a US/India joint airforce excercise to fly the F16s Vs the Sukhovs, Indias attempt to have an oil supply with Iran and a pipeline to russia.

To: LindyBill who wrote (70883)	2/1/2003 10:13:28 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

Bill, responding to a phrase "Muslims over there are just as bad". I presume u mean the muslim population in india. many months ago, I posted a story here, of how india is a secular country. yes, pro/anti muslim events happen. such is life in a secular country with the population belonging to many different religions - Hindu, Muslim , Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist, Jain, and some others.... In 1971, I was a 11 yr old kid living in India. We had a war with Pakistan then. My muslim neighbors were guests at my house with my family, until the situation got better. We had a neigborhood watch program, that made sure no communal violence happened in our neighborhood. I was part of the "troops" then.