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From: ams@briar.UUCP (Ali Shaik)
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Subject: Re: An Independent Sikh State
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Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 10:22:59 EDT
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In article <1236@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU>, martillo@mit-trillian.MIT.EDU (Yakim Martillo) writes:
> 
> I would tend to see the breakup of India as perhaps more similar to
> the breakup of the Holy Roman Empire where the superficial imperial
> culture was unable to hold together diverse peoples of different
> culture, religion and language.

India is a secular democracy in which people of different backgrounds
coexist rather well, thank you. They do have their problems, and the country
has the pressures of economic development. I don't see any reasons for
your gross generalizations and scenarios of doom like the above, however.

Ali Shaik    ihnp4!philabs!ams