Its amazing that the two religious nations Pakistan and Bangladesh have been failed states and the one secular country India has made it.<p>A very clear A/B test which shows mixing governance and religion is a terrible idea. So it is strange that India is now moving towards religion and more importantly we are doing this here in the US?<p>Did Christopher Hitchens teach us nothing?
I'm not optimistic.<p>Every leader of independent Bangladesh was an islamist, dictator or both. Sheikh Hasina was the exception.<p>I hope this transition is peaceful and democratic.But looking at the opposition, I'm not optimistic.<p>Between Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Srilanka....that's a lot of recent instability in the subcontinent.
Let’s hope a democratic ruler takes over in the long run, and definitely not an Islamist.<p>Otherwise, going from autocracy to military rule is like hating the frying pan and jumping into the fire.
The students protested an unfair quota system. Protests were met with violence. Government was toppled.<p>People don’t just rise up. They rise up to combat injustice. You want peace? Don’t push people past their breaking point. When they have legitimate concerns listen to them. When they assemble to shout don’t escalate to violence. Because governments are fragile and rule only so long as the people let them.
Did she went to India because they don't have a presidential plane to go further? Assume she has graft grains stashed in UAE or UK where she has family MP. Would India want to host her long term?