“In India religion is highly politicised” says Author & political commentator Mahmood Mamdani

“In India religion is highly politicised” says Author & political commentator Mahmood Mamdani

Mamdani was speaking at the second edition of “Ideas of India'' Summit

Mumbai : Author & political commentator Mahmood Mamdani commented  “In India minorities are defined as the religious groups, which are not Hindus. Religion is politicized, there are hundreds of minorities in India not only religious minorities but the rest of them have no significance politically. It is only the religious minority which is significant”.

Speaking at the second edition of “Ideas of India'' Summit, Mamdani said, “I would caution not to exceptionalize the Nazi project. It was to purify Germany, to rid Germany of all minorities. The first minorities were the Jews but they were not the only minority, there were others. When the Nazi Party was defeated and Americans came in and the Nuremberg trials were held, there was no questioning of the political project of Nazis, they started identifying individual Nazis who committed war crimes. They reproduced the Nazi political project in Eastern Europe by throwing out ethnic minorities and in Germany itself, by not re-integrating jews in Germany.”

The ABP Network's "Ideas of India" Summit 2023 focused on "The Nation State and its Permanent Minorities, From the United States to Israel." The summit brought together policymakers, cultural ambassadors, industry experts, celebrities, and business leaders to discuss India's critical role in the midst of global churn and shifting dynamics. Because ABP Network is a leading multi-language channel with 535 million people in India, this summit provides one of the largest platforms for the brightest minds from various sectors to express their perspectives.