India and How Religion has Resulted in Conflictual Affairs

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This interpretation leads to conflict because without an arbitrator it leads to personal opinion on who thinks that their religion is right. As a central part of many individuals’ identity, any threat to one’s beliefs is a threat to one’s very being. And that ladies and gentleman leads us into the main course of what this paper will entail.
You may wonder why I brought up this information and where I am leading with it. It behooves one to know a little backdrop of information before we go into the details. As aforementioned above, religion is at the center of many conflicts seen today in world affairs. So what happens when all the factors listed above come into play? When two religions disagree, yet both intrinsically believe that their religion is the, we shall say, “right one”, contentious conflicts arise. This essay will study the religion conflicts we see in India, highly focusing on the Muslim-Hindu conflict and the Partition of India…
Oh, India! A country ...

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that India is a melting pot and features cultural uniqueness.
The constitution of the Republic of India declares the nation to be a secular republic, which must uphold the right of citizens to freely worship and propagate any religion or faith. Their constitution also goes on to say that religious freedom is a natural right, with natural rights being defined as a right that by birth, all humans are entitled to. So theoretically, the republic of India respects and honors every religion and one can practice it freely because it is what all beings are entitled to. Yet if that was the case, why is there even a nation bordering India dubbed Pakistan? Why are Christians subjected to ...

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