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Is Indian Secularism in Danger?

24/11/08November 24, 2008

India claims to be a secular country. And yet, only recently, police in the Indian city of Hyderabad have been found to have tortured Muslim youth, a serving army officer is being suspected of involvement in a Hindu terrorist cell, and there have been widespread attacks on Christians in different parts of the country this year. So how strong is India’s secularism?

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wearing an orange scarf, belongs to a religious minority: He is a Sikh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, wearing an orange scarf, belongs to a religious minority: He is a SikhImage: AP