My first reaction upon reading this link was "Who are they to laud us for our governance?". Check this link to see what I mean...
India lauded for religious inclusion
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed herein are purely mine and do not represent the opinions of anybody else or the organization that I work for.India, the land that has been the melting pot of cultures, is the living example of how democracy can exist conveniently in a nation filled with cultures that change every 10 kms.
Since time immemorial, this land has withstood invasion after invasion and all the wealth plundered to enrich the coffers of some distant land/ruler. Many of the issues that currently plague India are the legacy (the hindi word "viraasat" seems more appropriate to me) left behind by the various colonial rulers who conquered and looted India.
Primary among those issues is this communal divide (read "Divide and Rule" policy). More significant between Hindus and Muslims than any other religious group. What has added fuel to the fire through the times can be attributed to many factors, some of which include vested interests of foreign nations and also political ambitions of village yokels who are sitting in the parliament!
While the worst face was projected to the media (as it always does... elaborate everything to a measure of superlative exaggeration), not much was said or printed about how different families from either religions sheltered and cared for the members of the other religion in such trying times. What happened in Gujarat is utterly deplorable and an example of what happens when governance gets to the hands of fanatic minded individuals. What was even more painful was how Narendra Modi was protected post-Godhra incident by the party with whom he works.
US, for all the games that it has played around the world, has virtually no authority to credit or discredit any government for its policies or actions. Let it first look at itself. Recent incidents have shown much to the world that has left their own governance system in wanting! Moreover, the way they have befriended nations or did otherwise, based on their own aspirations of world dominance in the name of guidance is a subject that can be debated without an end. Extreme acts of violence rocking the world today are largely results of pretence based bureaucracy.
Religious inclusion... they speak of it... what do they have to show for themselves? POTA removed in India. Good for India. They say its good. I dont need them to say it. Moreover, they do not have a right to say it. Do they themselves practice it? In the name of national security, they engage in practices that cannot be even described in print. It is a shame for humanity and abject violation of human rights. Those who live in glass houses do not pelt stones at other's homes.
I love my country and what is happening here is purely India's concern. No credit or discredit need to be given. No actions can be taken by any other foreign nation for activities upon one's own land. Better still, US should learn from us and practice in their land. It would be good for them!
