THE RISE OF MODERN INDIA by Edward Luce

"Till today, Hindu-Muslim riots are typically started by Muslims. If
Hindus restrain themselves, the riot remains small and is not reported
in the international media. Only if Hindus mobilize does it become a
newsworthy riot, and those are the cases where the victims on the
Muslim side can be numerous. This way, a false impression is created
of Muslims living in constant persecution by an overbearing Hindu
majority. A proper perspective is given by comparing with the
situation in Pakistan and Bangladesh, where all Hindu-Muslim violence
without exception has Muslims as perpetrators and Hindus as victims,
because the fearful Hindu minority wouldn?t dare to act against the
Muslims, not even in retaliation."

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