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...Dire Expectations Your article "Bloody Monday," on the Aug. 25 bombings in Bombay, noted that some officials believe the explosions were part of a campaign by Indian Muslims reacting to discrimination by Hindus [Sept. 8]. Mutual hatred forms the basis of the lives of millions of people in South Asia. The recent so-called stabilization measures between Pakistan and India are nothing more than a slogan to cover the leaders' mismanagement of affairs. Every decade we see officials of both nations calling for peace. But the drama always ends with the slaughter of poor people, Muslims and Hindus, on both...
...Indian police, who identified the victim only by his first name, Nasir, say he's the founder of the Gujarat Muslim Revenge Force, an extremist group started after Hindus killed some 2,000 Muslims in western India last year. Police blame the group for two bombings in Bombay last month in which 58 people died, along with a bus bomb in July and a train explosion in March that claimed a total of 15 lives. Intelligence officers say Nasir was trained and indoctrinated by Muslim extremists in Dubai and Pakistan, and remained a linkman to Pakistani terrorists. Nasir's brief...
...Divided on "Divide" Your article "India's Great Divide," [Aug. 11] was only half true. Many Hindus in India feel that they are the ones who are being pushed to the breaking point by acts of terrorism perpetrated by Muslims and encouraged by our neighbor Pakistan. Indian Muslims need leaders who will make them think like Indians first and Muslims second, not the other way round. Srinivasaraghavan Rajagopalan Srirangam, India...
...called rise in Hindu fundamentalism is a natural reaction to an alarming growth of Islamic puritanism that propagates violence in the name of religion. Your story gave a negative image of Hindus, not an unbiased assessment of the complex religio-political scenario in India. Mandar Kashelikar Pune, India...
...There is no divide in India among the common people, among neighbors, in businesses, in jobs, in education and in day-to-day life between Hindus and Muslims. The Muslim fundamentalists and their forces, however, are trying to segregate the Muslim masses. The reactions of some Hindus may be the result of intolerance of Muslim separatism. The relationship between Hindus and Muslims in India has no doubt been affected over the years because of certain incidents, but to call it hatred is an exaggeration. Mina Bhattacharyya Bombay...