Final Draft Thesis Paper.pdf - Brandeis University
Final Draft Thesis Paper.pdf - Brandeis University
Final Draft Thesis Paper.pdf - Brandeis University
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India.ThismethodofactionlaterspreadtothePunjabarea,UntiedProvinces,Delhi,Madras,BiharandOrissa(Sharma,59).TheRepublicofIndia,today,istheseventhlargestcountryintheworld,covering1,222,559squaremilesoflandandholdsthesecondlargestpopulationof1,198,003,000peopleasof2009.India’spopulationismadeupofavarietyofpeoples:Indigenous,invadersandotherswhohavemigratedtothelandovertime.Indiaisadiversecountry.ThoughtheofficiallanguagesofIndiaareHinduandEnglish,severalotherlanguagesarespokenacrossIndia’sgreatlandmass.MostoftheIndianpopulationpracticesHinduism,butthereareseveralotherswhopracticeIslam,Sikhism,Christianity,alongwithseveralotherreligions(India).MostimportantlyitissuccessfulandIndia’scitizenshaveanIndianIdentity.3.3PakistaniTerrorinIndiaWhencreatinganewstate,nation‐buildingexercisesrequiresomeindividualsinvolvedtogiveupsomeoftheirowninterestsfortheinterestofthestate.Thishowever,hasthepotentialtoupsetminoritypublics:“Theminoritypoliticswhenvulgarizedtomanipulatecruderpoweratthehustingsactivitizesthesesub‐groupsintofanaticismandfundamentalism.Theterroristtacticsrepresentanarticulateattempttocreatemissionaries,Messiahsandmartyrsforasocalledcausewhichcanelectrifytheinsecureandblindentheignoranttofightundertheleadershipofself‐appointedfascists”(Sharma,49‐50).ThereareseveraltypesofterroristmovementsoperatinginandaroundIndia.Thesegroupsholdavarietyofviewsand39
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