India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan | The International Community Should Condemn India’s Caste System
Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international organization that works to protect human rights worldwide. In the following viewpoint, the organization urges the international community to enact laws against India’s caste system. According to HRW, Dalits—Indians who occupy the bottom of India’s rigid caste system—are routinely denied basic human rights. The organization claims that Dalits may not use the same wells, visit the same temples and churches, or drink from the same cups in tea stalls as Indians who occupy higher castes. Moreover, rape, murder, and arson against Dalits are...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is Nuclear War Likely Between India and Pakistan?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- A Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Is Likely
- A Cold War Between India and Pakistan Is Likely
- Nuclear Weapons Decrease India’s and Pakistan’s Security
- Nuclear Weapons Have Increased India’s and Pakistan’s Security
- The United States Must Intervene to Prevent Nuclear War Between Pakistan and India
- The United Nations Must Intervene to Prevent Nuclear War Between Pakistan and India
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 2: What Is the Status of Human Rights in India and Pakistan?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- India Protects Minority Rights
- India Oppresses Its Minority Groups
- Christians Are Mistreated in India
- Christians Are Not Mistreated in India
- India Has Mistreated the Kashmiri People
- Pakistan Has Mistreated the Kashmiri People
- Both India and Pakistan Have Mistreated the Kashmiri People
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 3: How Should the World Community Treat India and Pakistan?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- The United States Should Treat Pakistan as an Ally Against Terrorism
- The United States Should Not Treat Pakistan as an Ally Against Terrorism
- The United States Should Treat India as an Ally
- The United States Should Treat India as a Potential Security Threat
- The International Community Should Condemn India’s Caste System
- The International Community Is in No Position to Condemn India’s Caste System
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: What Lies in the Future for India and Pakistan?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- India’s Future Is Bleak
- India’s Future Is Bright
- Global Capitalism Will Enrich India
- Global Capitalism Will Impoverish India
- The Rise of Hindu Nationalism Threatens India’s Future
- The Threat of Hindu Nationalism Is Exaggerated
- Military Dictatorship May Be Necessary to Save Pakistan from Islamic Fundamentalism
- Pakistan’s Military Government Threatens Its Future
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
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