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<<The clash of civilization theory is attributed to Samuel Huntington. But
few people know, as a Hindutva ideologue Devendra Swaroop Aggarwal pointed
out recently, that it had actually been put forward by well-known Hindutva
icon Bipin Chandra Pal almost a century ago. Pal had the insight to even
foresee that, even though India was at that time engaged in fighting for
its independence from the Christian British, in this impending clash
Hindus would be on the side of the Judeo-Christian civilization and Islam
would be supported by the Confucian Chinese civilization.>>

An interesting parallel with post-colonial theories about the non-western
origins of many other aspects of 'the west'.

Steven Sherman



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