What is the position of India in terms of religious restrictions?A research report measuring violence related to religion has put a question mark on India's secularism. According to this report published by the Pew Research Center, india is at the top among 198 countries in terms of violence related to religion. This report has raised questions on religious freedom in India. According to this report, the indian government interferes a lot in matters related to religion.
According to the report ofPew Research Center, from 2018 to 2022, in most countries of the world (62%), the government imposed fewer restrictions on religion and there was more religious harmony in the society. Countries like South Korea, canada and America are examples of this. But, in 12% i.e. 25 countries, the government imposed a lot of restrictions on religion and there was more religious opposition in the society.
The worrying thing is that india is also included in these countries. Apart from this, countries like Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Israel, Libya, Palestine, Ukraine, Bangladesh, France, Jordan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Tunisia, Indonesia, Yemen, Laos, Nepal, Algeria, maldives and armenia are also included in this list.
At the same time, there are some countries (16%) where the government imposed a lot of restrictions on religion, but religious harmony remained in the society. Countries like china and cuba are examples of this. In some countries (10%), the government imposed fewer restrictions on religion, but there was more religious opposition in the society. Countries like brazil and Philippines fall in this category.