Pakistan has tumbled so down, that its impossible to apologise for, but author did commit sin of comparing india as if the situation in both countries were similar. India has as many muslims as pakistan, yet there hasn't been a single incidence of large scale sectarian violence directed against them in last decade, in Pakistan its a monthly occurrence.

Regarding vote. What vote? The sham vote pulled by an outgoing congress MP in a parliament session that was obstructed by his own party members. The ones who refused a vote (and haven't still) on important economic & tax legislations. It was his own party with him as a minister that was in power for several years when the initial supreme court decision was made. And that the biggest obstacle to indian parliament passing any gay rights legislation would not be BJP but rather from smaller parties which are trying to appease minority religious groups. While section 377 gets all the attention, the Indian parliament is also working on a transgender rights bill, which given indian context and historical discrimination faced by them is of higher a importance. Indian politics due to the fact that its a functioning democracy is complicated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_Transgender_Persons_...