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by Paddington
25 Dec 2007 23:46
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Tackling Islamic Extremism in India - 2
Replies: 319
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Very few Western countries are actually secular. Among them you can count America, France, and perhaps a few others. The rest all have official state religions, with taxation and funding of a certain church or churches.
by Paddington
24 Dec 2007 22:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: North East & Eastern Himalayan: News & Discussion
Replies: 1140
Views: 266696

The poorest state in India today is Bihar. Where is the government aid package for Bihar? Maybe it's because Biharis aren't threatening revolution. Maybe it's because Biharis aren't committing pogroms against Indians from other parts of the country. Basically India has become a country where you onl...
by Paddington
24 Dec 2007 21:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 1307
Views: 281716

As bad as the Monarchy was, the Maoists coalition running the show now is about 10 times worse. 10 million people in Bihar were displaced this year in floods, in part because there was no cooperation from Nepal. The Maoists pulled back on the dams to flood Bihar on purpose. :twisted: There needs to ...