"Perry E. Metzger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> The other principle that India the modern nation state is that >> diverse people of many religions and faiths - and this includes >> Islam CAN live together in one country. > > Can, sure. "Are required to" and "are capable of" are two different > things.
I was perhaps a bit ambiguous here. I should expand. I am sure that, under the correct circumstances, the people of India and the people of China, who are quite diverse, could live under a single government. Should India, in an effort to demonstrate that it is a modern nation-state capable of incorporating many diverse peoples under one umbrella, now attempt to rule China? After all, it would showcase how progressive and modern the Indian constitution is, or at least, so one might conclude from the logic here. By the way, the United Kingdom is a modern nation state that now consists of many different people with diverse backgrounds and faiths. Perhaps the United Kingdom should run India, in order to demonstrate quite how modern and progressive it is! Perry
