<b>Aakar Patel:</b> The obligation on India's Hindus

Pakistan honestly excludes its minorities from political agency through law

On the Indian subcontinent, political exclusion of religious minorities is the norm though the methods vary. The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is honest and excludes through law.

No Hindu is allowed to be Pakistan’s president [Article 41 (2)], and no Christian can become its prime minister [Article 91 (3)]. The country has not yet figured out how to handle minority participation in politics. Till 2002, it had separate electorates, meaning non-Muslim Pakistanis could not vote with the general population. That practice continues today, though it is specific to one apostatised community, the Ahmadiyyas. 

Separate electorates guaranteed Pakistan’s Hindus and Christians