"Theocentricism", where society is centred on Islam - this is in line whether Pakistan, India or Bangladesh, where faith is of paramount importance. Pakistan is not theocratic in the sense it is not the Mullah that is governing Pakistan ... but Pakistan society is governed by Islam. Full Story »
Posted by Lewyn Li
An interesting if cursory interview of Jaswant Singh of India's main opposition party BJP, who has recently been expelled from the BJP for his sympathetic portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. His distinction between "theocentricity" (life centered on religion) and "theocracy" (rule by religious elites) is well articulated and an important one for the Western mind to grasp.
Given India's less-than-stellar record on Hindu-Muslim tension, I am somewhat unconvinced of Singh's comments on India's better understanding of Muslim