What has been the Indian/Hindu experience with Islam?

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Frequently Asked Questions:
What has been the Indian/Hindu experience with Islam?
Isn't the conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India/Pakistan of recent origin and just another byproduct of British imperialism?
Was the partition of India into Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, a solution which alleviated the ethnic and religious tension between Muslims and Non-Muslims?
Once Pakistan was created to allow Muslims to become a majority in their own country, hasn't a peaceful democratic state, respectful of its minorities, emerged?
What is the conflict over Kashmir all about?
Have the Hindus developed similar coping mechanisms as the Jews in response to overwhelming Muslim savagery?

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