Ethnic Conflict Discussion – India

The ethnic conflict in India is largely based on the religious differences between the Hindu and the Muslim populace. When observed keenly, the Indian situation draws a lot of parallels to the Israeli – Palestinian conflict playing out in the Middle East. For one, persons of one religion find themselves under the rule of another religion in what is their land. Although controversy still reigns as to who is the legitimate resident of the territories, the reality is that it is outside interference that generated the conflicts.

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For the case of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict, it was the creation of a Jewish state within Palestinian territory after World War 2 that exacerbated a simmering historical conflict between the Arabs and Jews.

The Indian scenario originated from the British creating two nations of predominantly Muslim, Pakistan and predominantly Hindu, India. The princely states lying in between the two were left to decide on which state they wished to be a part of. Thus places such as Kashmir which had a predominant Muslim populace where integrated into India by the minority Hindu Maharaja who did not wish to be stifled in Pakistan (Bidwai, 2012). Over the years the conflict has escalated with both India and Pakistan claiming the territory. The result of this has been wars and a continuing blood conflict that has prevailed for decades. The conflict has evolved from a religious one to one of social fairness and basic rights. Similar to the South African case where the minority Boers ruled over the majority Africans, the Muslim residents of Kashmir feel that India’s rule is discriminatory to them (Bidwai, 2012).

Reference

Bidwai, P. (2012, Aug. 27). Ethnic conflict in India. The News. Retrieved August 2012 from http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-9-128487-Ethnic-conflict-in-India