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...years ago, India had a taste of what can happen if the hard-liners in the BJP seize power from the moderates. In the western state of Gujarat, Hindus embarked on a rampage that left about 2,000 Muslims dead. The police stood by while local BJP activists armed with swords, tridents and electoral lists raped Muslim women; beheaded, burned and disemboweled Muslim men, and torched Muslim-owned businesses. Tens of thousands were forced to flee. No one has yet been brought to book for the mayhem, and the Gujarat courts have proved incapable of convicting the rapists, looters...
...certainly true that the BJP has proved much more moderate than its more severe critics could have imagined. But the zealots, racists and ultra-nationalists are still there, waiting in the wings, and as long as that is the case, there is still cause for caution and concern about India's future...
...ASIA Avian Flu: Asia on High Alert India: The BJP's New Look Viewpoint: Moderate Victory? Timeline: History of the BJP Pakistan: The Monster Within...
...ASIA Avian Flu: Asia on High Alert India: The BJP's New Look Viewpoint: Moderate Victory? Timeline: History of the BJP Pakistan: The Monster Within...
...ASIA Avian Flu: Asia on High Alert India: The BJP's New Look Viewpoint: Moderate Victory? Timeline: History of the BJP Pakistan: The Monster Within...