Islam: No threat to any faith, Islam has unique place, says NSA Ajit Doval | India News

Appreciating the great and long history of India and its diversity, Al-Issa said, “We know that the Muslim component in the Indian society is a very important component. Muslims in the Indian society are proud of being Indian nationals and they are proud of their Constitution. Here religious awareness plays a very big role….as a tool for coexistence, tolerance, cooperation and enrichment.”
He went on to say that there is a pessimistic theory that says that clash of civilisations is unavoidable in the world. Such a clash depends on two factors – religions and civilisations . “That is why Muslim World League in cooperation with UN has launched an initiative that focuses on building bridges between the east and the west. Yes, we can cooperate and live in peace together,” he said.
Doval called for building a tangible alliance between India and Saudi Arabia that should not be limited to only conferences and speeches. “India continues to play its role as a refuge for heterodox ideas with infinite capacity to absorb dissent… It was no coincidence that despite having around 200 million Muslims, the involvement of Indian citizens in global terrorism has been incredibly low,” he said. “Yet the challenge of extremism and global terrorism compels us not to lower our guard.”