zōng jiào
宗教
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政治
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印度
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民主
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tiǎo zhàn
挑战
Religion and Politics: New Challenges for Indian Democracy
zài在yìn dù印度 ，yī xiē一些zhèng dǎng政党yòng用zōng jiào宗教lái来zhēng qǔ争取xuǎn piào选票 。
In India, some political parties use religion to win votes.
guò qù过去shí十nián年 ，yìn dù rén mín dǎng印度人民党tōng guò通过zōng jiào宗教yì tí议题huò dé获得le了hěn很duō多zhī chí支持 。
In the past decade, the Bharatiya Janata Party has gained much support through religious issues.
xiàn zài现在 ，páng zhē pǔ旁遮普de的xī kè jiào锡克教zhèng dǎng政党yě也kāi shǐ开始yòng用lèi sì类似de的fāng fǎ方法 ，xī wàng希望zài在 2027nián年xuǎn jǔ选举zhōng中huò shèng获胜 。
Now, the Sikh party in Punjab has also started using similar methods, hoping to win the 2027 election.
xī kè jiào锡克教lǐng xiù领袖bā dá ěr巴达尔hū yù呼吁xī kè jiào锡克教tú徒bǎo hù保护zì jǐ自己de的zōng jiào宗教jī gòu机构 ，bú yào不要ràng让bié rén别人kòng zhì控制 。
Sikh leader Badal calls on Sikhs to protect their religious institutions and not let others control them.
guò qù过去 ，xī kè jiào锡克教zhèng dǎng政党céng jīng曾经yíng dé赢得xuǎn jǔ选举 ，dàn但zuì jìn jǐ nián最近几年shī qù失去le了hěn很duō多zhī chí支持 。
In the past, the Sikh party won elections but has lost much support in recent years.
hěn很duō多rén人rèn wéi认为 ，zhè ge这个zhèng dǎng政党tài太duō多cān yù参与zōng jiào宗教shì wù事务 ，hū shì忽视le了pǔ tōng rén普通人de的xū yào需要 。
Many believe this party is too involved in religious affairs and neglects the needs of ordinary people.
xiàn zài现在 ，yǒu rén有人dān xīn担心zhèng dǎng政党yòng用 “xī kè jiào锡克教hé和fēi非xī kè jiào锡克教 ”de的fēn qí分歧lái来huò dé获得gèng更duō多xuǎn piào选票 ，zhè yàng这样kě néng可能huì会ràng让shè huì社会biàn dé变得bù不hé xié和谐 。
Now, some worry that the party is using the divide between Sikhs and non-Sikhs to gain more votes, which may cause social disharmony.
hěn很duō多páng zhē pǔ rén旁遮普人jué de觉得 ，zōng jiào宗教yīng gāi应该ràng让dà jiā大家tuán jié团结 ，ér而bú shì不是chéng wéi成为zhèng zhì政治de的gōng jù工具 。
Many Punjabis feel that religion should unite people, not be a tool for politics.
yìn dù印度de的mín zhǔ民主xū yào需要dà jiā大家yì qǐ一起bǎo hù保护 ，bú yào不要ràng让zōng jiào宗教fēn liè分裂shè huì社会 。
India's democracy needs everyone to protect it and not let religion divide society.