India, officially Republic of India, republic (2005 estimated population is 1,080,264,000. The second most populous country in the world, it is also sometimes called Bharat, its ancient name. India's land frontier stretches from the Arabian Sea on the west to the Bay of Bengal on the east and touches Pakistan (W); China, Nepal, and Bhutan (N); Bangladesh, which forms an enclave in the northeast; and Myanmar (E). New Delhi is India's capital and Mumbai (formerly Bombay) its largest city.
India: key Islamic issues
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One of the major problems of Indian Muslims is lack of security. Riots, communal violence have become a |
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sad reality of India’s life and the majority of the victims of riots in India are Muslims. They face double |
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edged torture of victimization at the hands of rioters and later by police. The bloody massacre of Muslims |
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in Gujarat in late February 2002 that led to the death of over 2000 Muslims is a ghastly reminder of an |
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organized violence with tacit support by the ruling authorities. |
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Lesser Representation in Governmental Posts |
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Another major problem is lack of proportionate representation in public jobs e.g. Law enforcing agencies, |
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administrative set ups and policy making. The political milieu just after the partition was such that made |
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Muslims feel so demoralized that they could not dare ask the question as to why the doors of govt. jobs |
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were barred to them after the independence. The Muslim civil servants similarly were not to be... |