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possibility of radicalisation in it suggests that, to make the government for a unified edu- In the first phase of the newly
emerging in private and public madressahs agree to accept the cational system for all, the chil- introduced SNC, Holy Quran
schools because of a curriculum teaching of non-religious sub- dren of minority communities in Arabic and Islamic Studies
heavily influenced by retrogres- jects, the government has de- do not seem to have any space. are being made mandatory.
sive ideological biases and dis- cided to bring the madressahs
tortions.” to public and private schools. Zainab Akhter is Research Analyst – Pak Digest at Manohar Parrikar
The SNC introduced by the This is akin to the state’s recent Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
Imran Khan Government is a attempt at mainstreaming radi- Views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
continuation of the same ploy, cal outfits by encouraging them
Nadeem Paracha further ar- to take part in electoral politics. views of the Manohar Parrikar IDSA or of the Government of India
gues, but it is now going the oth- It is a ploy that most experts This is the abridged version of the article which appeared first in the
er way: “The overwhelming ad- would agree is not working.” Comment section of the website (www.idsa.in) of Manohar Parrikar
dition of new religious studies In this grand vision of the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, New Delhi on June 1, 2021

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