How India moved on from Ayodhya

Thu, 06 December 2012

18:37

Hindu extremism has failed to take hold in India, says writer and historian Patrick French, 20 years after the deadly riots that followed the demolition of the Babri mosque.When young men with saffron flags stood on the broken dome of theBabri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, looking exceptionally pleased with themselves, it appeared that Indian politics had changed. Read

Also see: Why Modi will never be Vajpayee for the Muslims
And another column: 20 Years After Ayodhya: India will go on. Read

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