{"id":190046,"date":"2022-06-11T20:45:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=190046"},"modified":"2022-06-11T20:46:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T15:16:10","slug":"the-gulf-of-sensitivity-that-india-will-have-to-cross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-gulf-of-sensitivity-that-india-will-have-to-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"The gulf of sensitivity that India will have to cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

News:<\/strong> Over the past few days, the Islamic governments<\/strong> including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)<\/strong> has criticized the Indian state regarding remarks made on the Prophet Mohammad.<\/p>\n

Success of India\u2019s Foreign Policy in this regard<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Some Islamic states have not been swayed by Pakistan\u2019s consistent portrayal of the Indian Government as fascist and anti-Muslim.<\/p>\n

Despite criticism from OIC, the criticism has not been reflected in the member-states\u2019 bilateral tie<\/strong>s with India.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s relations with some significant Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia<\/strong> and the United Arab Emirates (UAE<\/strong>) have strengthened since last few years.<\/p>\n

Implications on India\u2019s Interests<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It will lead the middle-east countries to do greater scrutiny of the Indian government\u2019s policies towards the country\u2019s Muslims.<\/p>\n

It was a great offence that was constituted to all Muslims worldwide.<\/strong> Furthermore, it would be perceived as a disrespect towards<\/strong> the Prophet.<\/p>\n

When the Vice-President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu was on a three-nation tour of Gabon, Senegal and Qatar, he faced embarrassment<\/strong> on foreign soil. For example, the ceremonial banquet <\/strong>of the Vice President\u2019s host, the Deputy Amir of Qatar, was called off.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Response<\/strong><\/h5>\n

India has rejected the statements of the OIC and Pakistan for they reeked of political considerations.<\/p>\n

What is the root cause of the problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Indian intellectual tradition<\/strong> that has evolved after Independence does not pay sufficient attention to faith. It has led to a lack of knowledge<\/strong> of other religions, leading to misperceptions.<\/p>\n

Way Forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The governments of Islamic countries<\/strong> would not want their Foreign Policies<\/strong> on India to be determined by theological considerations. This is because they have an array of interests at stake in their India ties.<\/p>\n

There is a distinction between criticising some social practices<\/strong> of Muslims and what is perceived to be an attack on the personality of the Prophet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There is a need to foster an understanding in society at large of other faiths and their sensitivities. It is important for our multi-faith societ<\/strong>y at a time when religiosity is rising sharply across the world.<\/p>\n

The Arab states and India have mutual interest<\/strong>. Therefore, all faiths should be respected. It is important for social harmony and promotions of India\u2019s external interests.<\/p>\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article \u201cThe gulf of sensitivity that India will have to cross<\/strong>\u201d published in the \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 11th<\/sup> June 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News: Over the past few days, the Islamic governments including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has criticized the Indian state regarding remarks made on the Prophet Mohammad. Success of India\u2019s Foreign Policy in this regard Some Islamic states have not been swayed by Pakistan\u2019s consistent portrayal of the Indian Government as fascist and anti-Muslim.… Continue reading The gulf of sensitivity that India will have to cross<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-190046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700783210,"cached_date":1704941217},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190046\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}