Doubtful, given nonsense like the cow vigilantes.
No longhorn or texas roadhouse there but otherwise central govt would likely appease and pander to all kinds of extremists hindu or muslim .Not worth stamping out ancient customs and making martyrs
Nah thats a bunch of dust. There are greater concerns to worry about such as separatism and the lack of cultural unity between the islamized northwest and heavily hindu south.
I'd say that the opposite of what you say would happen. Given that whatever unrest that occurs between Hindus and Muslims in India owes much of it to the partition. Most likely, Muslims will be given reservation in their parts of the country and retain a safe majority there. This would also mean a more decentralized government, hopefully allowing the already richer states (Maharastra, Bengal, Punjab etc.) to grow unimpeded from central interference. Perhaps we can see Bombay or Madras emerging as Singapores.
Except that the instant that prospect is raised, people would squawking about how this or that district should be a different majority based on a different dividing line, or different residency criteria, or “corrected” census data, and so on. Others will object to being designated second class citizens on the basis of a government decree when they historically have enjoyed disproportionate power.
I think you are confusing the Indian reservation system with that of usa. This reservation simply means that only Muslim candidates can contest from a reserved constituency. It is already used for lower castes to ensure their voice is heard.
Not neccesarily, I believe a united india will be bogged down with too much domestic baggage to be a big international player
No I understand completely. It means going through a normal representative democracy and applying “reserved for religion X” stickers all over it just like they had in Lebanon. I would expect it to be about as successful in addressing the religion issue as it has been in addressing the caste issue, i.e. not particularly.
I think a lot of people think that, in any united India scenario, it will just be Pakistan and Bangladesh smushed inside OTL India. This would definitely not be the case. One has to remember that Pakistan and Bangladesh were TAKEN OUT of India, plus the movement of millions of Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs into their new respective homelands. Also understand that much of the enmity that comes from the horrors of OTL partition were what fueled that fire of the hatred that now exists between the two countries. So I believe that when people talk about a united India scenario, they greater overestimate the problems this India will go through. Now, I'm not saying that it ATL India would be perfect, there would be separatist movements and (some) inter-religious strife, but not near OTL levels.
I'm not talking about hindu Muslim enmity
