Global Hindu Footprint - Spread Beyond India

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#HinduDialogues: Did Indians Fail to Understand Islam's Nature | Shankara B | Rahul D | #SangamTalks

This insightful conversation between Rahul Dewan and Shankara Bharadwaj Khandavalli digs deep into the savage warfare tactics of Islamic invaders vs Dharmic Indian rulers and the latter's response to these unseen savage tactics of warfare by the Afghans, Turks and Mongols invading in succession.
The difference between paganism which is inherently nationalist and Abrahamism which is inherently trans-national is also discussed here alongwith the Caliphate's Islamic ideologic reign and its geo-political savage capturing/invading thrusts to propagate Islam across the world.
Also discussed in this talk is the myth of Akbar's so called 'syncretism' and 'secularism' and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's response to Islamic terror via Hindavi Swaraj.
Sadly, Hindus have never been given credit of civilizing these barbaric Islamic invaders to a great extent, rather we have only been fed an invader centric history.
The need is to establish Dharma-Rajya in order to eliminate the Colonial hangover looming large and embedded in every public/govt. institution and document in our country today.

My comment on Sangam Talks:

Bappa Rawal
We need to urgently remove this myth that India never invaded another country.We were never passive but people think that and have become passive.
[LS]
This myth of passivity and nonviolence which began with Ashoka has been developed extensively during the British Raj. It worked for Ashoka in a subtle expansion, spreading Buddhism outside peacefully and more recently for the British (and the secular state which we've inherited) to keep us reined in.

Wars were fought between Indian kingdoms of the same culture, but Bharata never conducted imperialism/colonialism. Afghanistan/Central Asia and Southeast Asia were all part of the greater Indian culture since time immemorial. Fractious tendencies to separate from Bharatiya culture were only introduced with monotheism, which is alien to Bharata. There were however some expeditions conducted into former Hindu Lands; these were part of the "fight-back" against Islam, and thus do not constitute colonial wars of aggression.  Because they cannot withstand to be superseded, the monotheists want to portray Hindus as wanton barbarians (with a civilized veneer) just like they are. Let's not fall into their trap. I agree with you though that we were not passive, but neither were we demonic. We were Dharmic through and through.