Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by the country's constitution. Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religions peacefully. However there have been many incidents of religious intolerance which resulted in riots, although the issues which caused these riots have been investigated and dealt with. India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion.

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  • Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by the country's constitution. Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religions peacefully. However there have been many incidents of religious intolerance which resulted in riots, although the issues which caused these riots have been investigated and dealt with. India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion. Even though Hindus form close to 80 percent of the population, the Indian Muslims form the third largest Muslim population in the world, and the country also has large Sikh, Christian and Zoroastrian populations. It is home to the holiest shrines of four world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. Modern India came into existence in 1947 as a secular nation, two of the large sections of India, were partitioned into a new Islamic nation, Pakistan (East Pakistan later became Bangladesh). In Pakistan, the Hindu population declined from 24% to about 1.5%, in Bangladesh the Hindus declined from 39% to 10%. The Muslims in India have increased from 10.3% to 13.4% . The Indian constitution's preamble states that India is a secular state. India has a Hindu President Mrs. Pratibha Patil, Muslim Vice President Mr. M. Hamid Ansari, a Sikh Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and a Catholic Defence Minister A.K. Antony. The powerful leader of the Congress Party Sonia Gandhi is a Christian, while the leader of the opposition is L.K. Advani, a Hindu. India's ex-President APJ Abdul Kalam was a Muslim. India had a prominent former Defence Minister George Fernandes, a Christian (though not practicing) and a Hindu minister controlling foreign affairs. India's IAF Chief Fali H. Major is a Parsi. India has been generally stated to have religious tolerance and people of different faiths can equally practice their religion publicly.
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  • Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by the country's constitution. Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religions peacefully. However there have been many incidents of religious intolerance which resulted in riots, although the issues which caused these riots have been investigated and dealt with. India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion.
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