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The nation of Bangladesh is witnessing Islamization - just like Afghanistan in the distant past and currently now in Pakistan. It is clear that the Indian sub-continent flourished under both Hinduism and then Buddhism which came before Islam. Both faiths nurtured the very fabric of society but invading Islamic armies and the partition of India was one disaster after another. So, just like Afghanistan, it would appear that one day you will have either complete Islamization or a very small non Muslim minority which is on the margins of society.
Many stories are never told because of several factors. This applies to not being deemed important because of political factors and of course because of the abject failure of the mass media. Nearly everyone knows about the Palestinian problem or Tibet, but of course we have a deadly silence about the ongoing Islamization in Bangladesh and Pakistan.
However, the current crisis in Bangladesh should make headlines because minorities need to be supported and senior politicians in India must do more to kibosh this ongoing crisis. The United Kingdom is also responsible for this status quo because the partition of India took place after the British colonial period and the Commonwealth should think about suspending both Bangladesh and Pakistan, on the grounds of failing to protect their respective minorities.
Before the partition of India took place there were accountable minorities in what was to become Pakistan and Bangladesh. For example in modern day Pakistan the Sikh community is very small but prior to partition this community thrived in parts of what was to become Pakistan. Yet during partition many Sikhs were butchered and killed by Muslims, therefore, they had to flee from the outset.
Of course all religious groups suffered during partition and many innocents on all sides were butchered. Hence, innocent Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, and other minorities, fled in various directions because the situation was chaotic and bloody. However, if we look at events many decades later we see one clear reality and this reality is Islamization.
After all, the Hindu and Sikh communities of modern day Pakistan are very small and they face many hardships and it is clear that Islamization is in full swing. Also, in Bangladesh the Buddhist and Hindu minorities are dwindling rapidly and both communities have suffered greatly and the Christian community also faces many problems because of radical Sunni Islam. Yet in modern day India the Muslim population is still strong and vibrant.
Of course you have other minorities who also suffer enormous persecution, for example Christians and Ahmadiyya Muslims in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Also, in India some Hindus fundamentalists have attacked Christian minorities. Despite this, the nation of India is democratic and people from all faith groups can reach positions of power.
Also, the government of India believes in pluralism and Ahmadiyya Muslims have more rights in India than they do in Pakistan because radical Sunni Islamic zealots persecute the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in this nation. The same also applies to Shia Muslims in Pakistan, because often Shia Muslims are killed by Sunni Islamic extremists but in India they enjoy much more freedom comparatively.
Therefore, Muslim minorities have greater freedom in India and other religious minorities like Jains and Zoroastrians can pray and worship freely in modern day India. It also must be remembered that Zoroastrians fled to India in order to escape religious genocide because Islamic fanatics destroyed Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia (modern day Iran) and other places in Asia where this faith had thrived before the rise of Islam.
If we look at the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh and Pakistan, it becomes crystal clear that millions of Hindus have fled both nations because of systematic persecution - the consequences of partition are clear and the same applies to the nature of both dominant faiths. After all, the Islamic population remains vibrant in India because of the nature of Hinduism; however, the Hindu population is in free for all in both Bangladesh and Pakistan because of the nature of Islam and its theory of superiority and inequality in law which is sanctioned by Islamic Sharia law.
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