Two illuminating posts on Orientalia4all, giving some perspective on the religious thread that unites Italy and India, criticizing a controversial initiative by the Italian foreing ministry, Franco Frattini, and putting it – along with the issue of Italian and Vatican citizens in the mission – in perspective, outlining the relationship between the dalit (also known as untouchables) caste, their high rate of conversion to Christianity and the consequent professional competitive advantage that Christian converts can obtain by attending high-quality schools, while indian law has specific measures to declare conversions illegal when they are encouraged by offering benefits.