Hindu Nationalism
‘Where’s Your Jesus Now?’: Mobs Chant While Destroying Virgin Mary Statue in India
Victims told the local media that they were attacked for following a “foreign religion”.
Pakistan Diplomat Says There’s a Bounty on His Head For Calling India’s Modi a ‘Butcher’
A heated war of words between top Pakistani and Indian envoys highlights diplomatic tensions between the decades-old rivals.
Why Did the Indian Government Demolish This Prominent Activist’s Home?
The state-backed demolition of Afreen Fatima’s home has come to symbolise the widespread disenfranchisement Muslims are feeling in India right now.
First Mobs Attacked Their Homes. Then the Government Bulldozed Them.
“The people who are supposed to protect us are hurting us.”
How Biryani Became a Political Slur in India
One of India’s finest dishes is once again being demonised and used as a tool for misinformation against those protesting policies of the ruling government.
What It’s Like Using Indian Twitter, Called Tooter
The Indian microblogging site is also being compared to Parler, the infamous American Twitter rival that is home to far-right extremists and Trump supporters in the U.S.
How 'Raji: An Ancient Epic' Falls into the Indian Far-Right's Trap
How an imaginary Hindu past is built on the cultural legacy of people it erases from the narrative.
Streets, Buildings, Museums: India Is on a Name Changing Spree To Erase the Mughal History
Historians and activists say the plan to rename a Mughal museum is in sync with the idea of a Hindu nation.
Why Does India Keep Dealing With 'Language Wars'?
Experts say promotion of the Hindi language intensified under Prime Minister Modi's government.
The 4-Month-Old Organisation That Beat Indian-Origin Right-Wingers to Times Square Ad Space Last Week
Hindu nationalists paid for billboard space over Times Square last week celebrating the removal of Kashmir's autonomy. Simultaneously, another group ran ads flashing "Kashmiri Lives Matter".
Why Modi Inaugurated a Temple Being Built Over a Razed Mosque on the Kashmir Crackdown Anniversary
The construction of the Ram Mandir over the Babri Masjid is a major milestone for the prime minister's Hindu nationalist agenda.
Timeline: A Year of Siege in Kashmir
A year after its autonomy was revoked, Kashmir continues to be a mess of human rights violations.