Universal vs Unique Values, Multiculturalism vs Monoculturalism

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Authors: Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit
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Abstract

The gruesome, barbaric attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 by Hamas terrorists needs to be condemned by all. Many celebrated the attack, even though it involved the horrific killing of the elderly, the rape of women, parading them naked, and the beheading of children. No state can remain a mute spectator to this. Where were the Wokes, the peaceful and the human rights lobby then? There was silence as deep as the graveyard. Let me congratulate Prime Minister Modi for his courageous stand in of supporting peace and order against terror where rape, loot, and plunder are being normalised. This war is about order versus terror. These people tell us that terror has no religion. Then why is there support for terror groups? Indiscriminate violence and barbarity cannot be part of any peaceful religion. Then there are issues of interpreting values: are values universal or unique?

Fields of Study & Subjects

Political Philosophy and Ethics Terrorism Counterterrorism and Political Violence Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
24–27
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter