Question: In the news I have been hearing that Christians are being persecuted in India. I am wondering what’s that all about?
Answer: There have been couple of episodes, but India is a strong secular country which believes in the rule of law. It does a great deal to protect the minorities. We have a very strong civil society. People have reacted strongly against efforts to persecute anyone.
Question: What about the issue of social cohesion? You have Hindu fundamentalists at work in India. You have a rough neighborhood too.
Answer: There are instances of communal disharmony between religious groups. But you have to see it in the context of the scale. We have a billion people. You have every known religion practicing there. Given the scale of what we have, given the level of economic deprivation we have, I think India is a very peaceful country.
Nandan Nilekani, in an interview with Tom Ashbrook promoting his book Imagining India.
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