Nice assesment of Pakistan by Dr Shashi Tharoor

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Islam really spread into the hearts of the natives of the Indus region and beyond due to the sincere influence of those who followed Ihsaan. Armies came and went but their effect in converting the natives from their ancestral religion was little. No doubt oppresion was used however it has been exaggerated by those who cannot stomach the fact that many natives of the South Asia willingly accepted Islam.

I agree no doubt there was oppression there has to be a little oppression for any empire to exist and yes I will even say there maybe some forced conversion to a little extent but vast majority population accepted it willingly. It's not really possible to forcibly make somebody Muslim as it' a belief and you can't enforce what is in somebody's mind and heart. I mean what did they do force millions of people to say Shahada in public or have omnipotent army to make them forcefully abide by Islam when they're in private ? lol. It's widely known it was Sufi preachers that were mostly responsible for the spread Islam on the sub-continent anyway.