These days, a controversy has been raging about the propriety of a headcount of muslims in the armed forces. After hearing the arguments, it seems this is a touchy subject from both within the ranks of army as well as civillians. Excluding the BJP types, there are some reasonable voices who seem to think this is a dangerous exercise.

I am a bit surprised how an innocuous question can destroy the impartiality of Indian army. But, my only objection would have been why not include all the under-represented sections in the survey. Other than that, I think it's a valid question to ask why muslims are under-represented in very sphere of public and private enterprises. It'll lead to some good debate.

What do you think? Is this good thing or will be counter-productive?

Here's an article by Omar Khalidi, the author who may have partially spurred this survey:
www.hindustantimes.com