India is a powerful country without any doubt.If you go through five thousand years Indian history you will find that India never initiated attack on any other country? Is this because India's majority population is Hindu?

 Your observation is based on the region north of Vindhya Sathpuras, which were invaded by Islamists from Middle East and Europe from 13th Century onwards.

Our history is full of sad events of India subject to invading turks, moghals and Europeans and never glorified Southern Hindu Empires who honored our culture, built rock cut and towering temples. History taught us about destroyed Nalandha, Taxila and not about vibrant Kanchi.

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South of Vindhyas, had Empires powerful enough to attack any country- Cheras, Chozhas, Vijayanagara, Marathas. They did it many times in various point in centuries. But their focus was South East.

Examples:Cheran Senguttavan, Raja Raja Chozhan, Pandiyan Nedunchzhian, Prauda Devaraya II, Kumara Krishnappa Naicker.

In fact, Hinduism was flourishing during 13th to 18th centuries, under Vijayanagara Empire / Marathas while the North was bambarded by Invasions.

Hinduism never taught us to leave your self esteem and remain slaves.

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Bhakti Movement of 64 Nayanmars (Shaivism) and 12 Alwars (Sri Vaishnavism) uprooted the Shramanic religions from Central/ Eastern Himalayas and foreign languages from our land in 9th century.

15th Century saw Mystic Arunagirinathar supported by Vijayanagara Empires / Madurai Naicker to take the Murugan Worship (Kaumaram) to Buddhist countries in South East Asia. These Emperors/Kings invaded Ceylon, Burma and other South Eastern Countries.

Mohan N R's answer to Was the whole South India and Sri Lanka ruled by Tamil kings Chera, Pandya, and Cholas 1,000 years back? Who were the dominant Telugu kings?

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If North still think, Hindus were slaves invaded by all from Persians to turks to Europeans at their mercies, we # South are not Hindus. We are Shaivites, Sri Vaisnavites, Murugan Worshippers etc.