India has not changed, nor has Indians. That's the perception that is being created by the leftists and the left leaning media.The freedom of expression in India is the same as it was under the Congress rule. What exactly has changed?
Where was the freedom of expression when the Satanic verses was banned, or when Taslima Nasreen was hounded out of the bastion of secularism and freedom of expression, West Bengal, or when the Da Vinci code was banned in the other secular, liberal bastion of Kerala? Or does the freedom of expression only come into play when it comes to offending Hinduism and its followers? Why is asking Hindus to delay their festivities to accommodate a Muslim festival in Kolkata is considered secularism, but the exact opposite of it is considered religious bigotry?
Opposition to a Pakistani artist in Mumbai had more to do with the local politics than freedom of expression. As for the ink throwing episode, why was that Pakistani statesman launching his book first in India and not in Pakistan? Are we really this naive that we don't understand the underlying agenda of Mr Kasuri's narrative? Have we learned nothing from Dr Fai episode?
First the Pakistanis send a bunch of Islamist yahoos to kill dozens of Indians, and then they send their diplomats to tell us that it was India's fault all along and we deserved it? And the leftists expect us to take this line of thinking hook line and sinker?
We got to stop being so naive and look at the bigger picture.