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India is a country with vast population and is characterized by a multi-religious society. Majority of Indians are followers of Hinduism and the minority religion group includes Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists etc. Worlds four major religion Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism had its origin in India. Religion has always played an important role in the social, economic and political sphere of India. If we look back at the history of India we can see that religion has an important role in its making. In every phase of the history of India we can see the various role religions has played. The constitution mentions that India is a secular state but we have failed to translate the constitutional ideas into practice in the society. Religion has always played a prominent role in Indian politics. Hence, differences between various religious groups have caused lots of communal riots in the country. Gandhi wrote in 1942, �Religion is a personal matter which should have no place in politics� but politics in India is incomplete without religion. India was partitioned on the basis of religious differences but it still managed to promulgate its constitution accepting equal rights to all and that there shall not be any kind of discrimination. Religious inequality and discrimination is an important issue in India. Many innocent people have suffered in the name of religion. Religion is one of the most important tools used by the politicians in India to gain the votes of the people. Most of the Indians are still politically uneducated and they tend to be unaware of the tactics of these clever politicians. Religion is being wrongly used by these power thirsty people because they know that Indians are very religious and they are willing to do anything in the name of religion. The political scenario of India is so influenced by religion that most political parties are formed by religious groups. When they come in power there tends to be favouritism of people. The minority community therefore suffers the consequences. The religious politics of our country also has a huge effect on the foreign policy of our country.