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> Muslims persecuted by Hindus.

Actually Hindus have been persecuted a lot by Muslims. In Kashmir all the Hindus were driven away[1]. Very few Hindus are left in Pakistan and Bangladesh whereas the proportion of Muslims in India is going up since independence.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus_of_Kashmiri_Hindus

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It's wrong to force people from their homes, but over this same period the predominantly Hindu Indian army has killed tens of thousands of Kashmir Muslims. It's hard to see how saying "actually the Hindus are the persecuted" is a fair assessment.

And let’s not forget the 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat. Also, the Babri Mosque demolition. Indian Army has absolutely brutalized the local populace in Kashmir, and worse they are under state protection such that no criminal action can be taken against them due to a draconian law called AFSPA. Normal democratic rights of these citizens have been suspended there. And all people see is religious divide but no empathy towards the brutalized population.

I know a Sikh who survived the Gujarat pogrom. A Hindu friend hid him and his family. He tells quite the story.

And that is somewhat a good thing. Diversity of thoughts makes up for a good country. Shows up in the GDP. India is far ahead of both Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Very few nations have done well after rampaging on an ethnic cleansing agenda.

> And that is somewhat a good thing. Diversity of thoughts makes up for a good country. Shows up in the GDP. India is far ahead of both Pakistan and Bangladesh.

This argument is ludicrous. India isn't ahead of Pakistan and Bangladesh because of "diversity of thought". That's so reductionist I'm frankly astounded.

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