Balance not always the case where politics and emotions take hold.
New Delhi: India’s predominant vegetarianism, religious complexities and a recent spurt in Islamophobic politics has stalled the development of a halal segment in a food and drink sector serving a country of 1.38 billion people.
Despite having the world’s second-largest Muslim population of more than 210 million, according to the US-based Pew Research Centre, Indian food manufacturers do not generally display halal on any food labels, except meat.
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Raghavendra Verma