Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently gave a befitting answer to the negative Western perceptions' about India. Speaking at an event held at Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), Washington DC, United States, the Finance Minister said that India has the second-largest Muslim population in the world and that the population is only growing in numbers. "If there is a perception or in reality, their lives are difficult or made difficult with the support of the State which is what is implied in most of these write-ups, I would ask if will this happen in India, will the Muslim population be growing than what it was in 1947 as opposed to Pakistan which was formed at the same time?" She further said that every minority has been dwindling in its number or decimated in Pakistan. "Even some of the Muslim sects also have been decimated there. Whereas, in India, you would find every strand of Muslim doing their business, their children being educated, and given fellowships," she added. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Committee Led by Finance Secretary to Improve National Pension Scheme (Watch Video).

Nirmala Sitharaman's Responds to Query on 'Violence Against Muslims' in India

Sitharaman Responds to Question on 'Violence Against Muslims' in India

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