[Calabash]

Actually he was referring to the said person's claim that he's Indian, while at the same time showing allegiance to the Portuguese flag.

Well, he's from Goa, and India stole Goa by force from Portugal. Why shouldn't he have an allegiance of sympathy to Portugal?

As for banning conversions, it is not exactly what the bill(not yet law) states. It bans conversions by coercion and incitement.

Which is what? Any conversion that the Hindu authorities deem coercive and by incitement? Obviously, given the state of Christianity in a land of persecution, people aren't being "coerced" into joing a religion which will only bring them negative social consequences. Please, tell me of all the forced Baptisms, and people dragged away at night to be made into Christians that this law would be attempting to stop. That is coercion.

[CarrotAndStick]

Well, he's from Goa, and India stole Goa by force from Portugal. Why shouldn't he have an allegiance of sympathy to Portugal?

Are you serious? What are your views on the former Mexican governance over territories presently constituting the south-western United States?

[Cronos]

Well, he's from Goa, and India stole Goa by force from Portugal. Why shouldn't he have an allegiance of sympathy to Portugal?

Not really -- Goa was a colony with it's own independence movement, but most Goans didn't care one way or the other as the Portuguese by the 19th century had become pretty powerless colonial owners -- they only retained control because the English had a 6 century old treaty with Portugal and didn't bother about taking over their little colony. When India gained independence, it wanted European colonies out of the Indian continent -- just as the USA's Monroe Doctrine prescribed no foreign involvement in North OR South America.