09-01-2004, 05:45 AM
Another point to be made with regard to the thesis of the clash of civilizations is that a clash does not connote or is accompanied by physical violence. In the past clashes between civilizations (if they can be so termed) involved much violence. henceforth, while we cannot discount violence to some degree, the major clash will take place in the realm of ideas and culture. This is a clash that Indics should welcome or at the least not shy away from, and one in which we give as well as we get. This needs further elaboration which I hope to do inn a future essay