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How does national conflict within the states or with other states in India be solved |
| Answer» <html><body><p><strong>Answer:</strong></p><p>India is characterized by more ethnic and religious groups than most other countries of the world. Aside from the much noted 2000-odd castes, there are eight "major" <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/religions-1184023" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RELIGIONS">RELIGIONS</a>, 15-odd languages spoken in <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/various-1443317" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about VARIOUS">VARIOUS</a> dialects in 22 states and nine union territories, and a substantial number of tribes and sects.</p><p></p><p>Three ethnic or religious <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/conflicts-929152" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about CONFLICTS">CONFLICTS</a> have stood out of late: two occurred in the states of "Assam and Punjab; another, the more widely known Hindu-Muslim conflict, continues to persist. The Assam problem is primarily ethnic, the Punjab problem is based on both religious and regional conflicts, while the Hindu-Muslim problem is predominantly religious.</p><p></p><p>ETHNIC CONFLICT IN ASSAM</p><p></p><p>Of the three conflicts mentioned, Assam has attracted the largest attention of late. Not since the 1947 partition of India have so many people been killed and uprooted as a result of ethnic or communal violence. By most available reports now, mob violence has claimed four thousand lives, rendered about 200,000 homeless, and forced a large number to leave the state for protection elsewhere. The immediate occasion of this <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/bloodshed-899724" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about BLOODSHED">BLOODSHED</a> was the election held in February, though conflict and tension have been present for the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/last-3704365" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LAST">LAST</a> three years. In Assam, three culturally disparate groups have been in collision: the Assamese, the Bengalis (both of which have segments of Hindus and Muslims) and the tribals, which are localized communities.</p><p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p><p></p></body></html> | |