Rupa Subramanya is a researcher and commentator. She is a distinguished fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the co-author of "Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India."
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West not about to abandon India, despite communal tensions
Underlying story is one of remarkable political and social stability
A demolished shop in the area that saw communal violence, pictured on April 20 in New Delhi's northwest Jahangirpuri neighborhood: Hindu nationalists have intensified their attacks on India's Muslim minority. © AP
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