Monday, December 21, 2009

IS INDIA POISED FOR A DRASTIC REGIME CHANGE? By Ghulam Muhammed

IS INDIA POISED FOR A DRASTIC REGIME CHANGE?
 
 
THE TIMES OF INDIA IN A SHORT NOTE ON ITS FRONT PAGE QUOTES PEW RESEARCH ON WORLD SURVEY ON RELIGIOUS RESTRICTIONS IN WORLD'S 25 MOST POPULOUS NATIONS. TOI HEADLINES: INDIA 2ND WORST IN RELIGIOUS BIAS, SECOND ONLY TO IRAQ. REGIME CHANGE IN IRAQ SAW SHIAS COMING TO POWER, DEPOSING SUNNIS IN IRAQ. WILL THE SAME PRETEXT FOR REGIME CHANGE WILL VISIT INDIA? WILL BRAHMINS BE REPLACED BY OTHER RELIGIOUS GROUPS IN INDIA? THE CHANGE COULD COME BY NEGOTIATION OR BY USE OF FORCE.
 
WE INDIANS WOULD ALWAYS OPT FOR PEACE AND CONSENSUS AND BE PREPARED FOR ADJUSTMENTS WITHOUT OTHER FORCES, FORCING THEIR AGENDA ON US.
 
GHULAM MUHAMMED, MUMBAI
 
 
 
 
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
 
Religious Restrictions in the 25 Most Populous Countries