the claim to self-determination on the other hand. In that connection, it would be important to know what were the principal components of the minorities concerned. 16. On the issue of minority claims, it would be interesting to have a more precise classification in order to identify the issues on which minorities were prepared to take a strong stand. E/CN.4/Sub.2/1990/SR.8 page 5 17. Paragraph 8 of the report referred to possible models for peaceful and constructive solutions of minority situations while chapter IV emphasized the variations in those situations. In his view, the diversity of minority situations, involving both domestic and international considerations, called for ad hoc treatment of each situation as it arose. 18. Mr. SACBAR said that the protection given to minorities in India might be of interest to Mr. Eide. Speaking strictly and bearing in mind the difficulty of defining a minority, there were no ethnic or national minorities in India. There were separate religious groups consisting of Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Parsees, Jews and others, but those were not minorities in the sense of weak and defenceless groups. The largest minority were the Muslims who had settled in India approximately 500 years ago and had become Indians. 19. The Constitution of India contained a chapter on fundamental rights. Articles 25 et seq. set out the basic rights of religious minorities, including freedom of conscience and the right to the free practice, propagation and management of religion and freedom to establish educational institutions. There had been a spate of litigation since 1950 with particular reference to the right of religious minorities to set up and control educational institutions. Minorities had argued that any attempt by the State to lay down conditions regulating, for example, the employment of teachers would constitute interference by the State with their religious rights. The 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the topic of minority rights and their protection in a specific country, India. It mentions the Constitution of India and specific articles related to fundamental rights of religious minorities, as well as ongoing litigation regarding the right to set up and control educational institutions. This suggests that the topic is related to human rights and education.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief