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**Sydaycymn** · 01-10-2012, 03:39 PM

India is a democracy and hence obliged to protect the interests of its minorities.

That's a poor line of argument. Muslims aren't the only "interests". Every person has interests.

Again, India does not follow the absolute free speech a.k.a right to offend/insult law of the west. In India, the social interests, culture, religion,etc are all taken into account. So that would be a better line of argument.

It also comes within the broader framework of Article 9 of UN decleration:
Article 29.

* (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
* (2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
* (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

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Sydaycymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 330 Senior Member	India is a democracy and hence obliged to protect the interests of its minorities. That's a poor line of argument. Muslims aren't the only "interests". Every person has interests. Again, India does not follow the absolute free speech a.k.a right to offend/insult law of the west. In India, the social interests, culture, religion,etc are all taken into account. So that would be a better line of argument. It also comes within the broader framework of Article 9 of UN decleration: Article 29. * (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. * (2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society. * (3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
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