Abrahamic civil wars

We are already a big fan of Prof. Vaidyanathan. Here we are providing a link to his article on the changing population dynamics in Europe. He has a valid suggestion for India in this matter.
My own sentiment on the matter is that even India has a fast growing population of Muslims and thus we need to keep an eye on that dynamic. It is important that it does not cause a change in the basic culture of India (which is Hindu in nature) and negatively impacts our growing economy.
A good friend of this blog once wrote a very valid piece where he showed that in Indian states where the religious minority population is high, the vote bank politics is not only impacting the growth of the state (due to policies inimical to industrial growth) and changing the fabric of our culture as well. Despite very high levels of Education, Kerala and West Bengal are essentially bringing up the rear of Indian economy.

You can read a couple of quotes from the article and the real article at the link provided.



Abrahamic civil wars

R Vaidyanathan / DNA
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 3:06



"The three children of Abraham, namely followers of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths, have been fighting and waging war for the last two centuries.

Many terms like crusade, jehad, radical Islam, paganism, and kafir have become a part of contemporary discussion, thanks to the Abrahamic hold on contemporary debate.

Of the three, the two younger children are in the news, both in
Europe as well as in the US. "

"What should India do in the context of the wars between the children of Abraham? The best thing is to keep quiet and observe. We have groups within India which will try to push India to one side or the other. The radical Islamists will try to localise global issues like the Danish cartoons. Similarly, the politically active church groups will try to globalise local issues like the Orissa riots or the feeble attempts to prevent conversions. But India should stand firm and maintain that we will take care of the problems of Indians internally. Period.
Our attempt should be to become a $5 trillion economy from the current $1.5 trillion over the coming decade. We should be part of the top four or five global economies. A $5 trillion gorilla will be muscular and no one will try to mess around with it, including that failed terror-sponsoring state on our west."

The rest of this article can be read at:

http://www.dnaindia.com/opinion/main-article_abrahamic-civil-wars_1381566