The fever in India
Article Abstract:
India's Bharatiya Janata Party is gaining popularity by advocating the adoption of Hinduism as the official religion of India. Although India is the world's largest secular democracy, tensions between the Muslim minority and the Hindu majority have been constant.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Home in the valley: Kashmir
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Hindus are fleeing Kashmir as the Muslim majority proposes independence from India. Pakistan has had to prevent Muslims from the Pakistani Kashmir from crossing the border to lead a revolution. However, many Muslims in Kashmir say Hindus have nothing to fear.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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The road to Ayodhya
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The conflicts between Muslims and Hindus threaten to destroy the principles of democracy and secularism on which the 1950 Indian constitution is founded. If these conflicts escalate, India could become an ethnic war zone like the former Yugoslavia.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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