Articles tagged with "Hindu nationalism"

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and religious activists protest near the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh office in Kolkata on December 22, 2025 (AFP)

Indian Congress overturns discriminatory hijab ban imposed by Modi-led BJP previously

India's Hindu nationalist government has spent years using Muslim women's clothing, marriages, and livelihoods as instruments of political exclusion, drawing repeated condemnation from the United Nations and global rights organizations.

May 23, 2026

Indian mob lynching of Muslim man. (Social activists staging protest against mob lynching, in Bhopal on July 07, 2017.)

Mob lynching exposes India’s crisis amid denial of anti-Muslim violence

Two men arrested in the Indian state of Jharkhand for mob lynching of Pappu Ansari, amid conflicting claims of theft and religious hate crime.

January 14, 2026

Indian lawmaker sparks outrage with ‘purification’ ritual at fort

Indian MP Medha Kulkarni faces backlash after leading a 'purification' ritual at Shaniwarwada fort following a viral video of Muslim women praying there.

October 23, 2025

Indian army soldiers light earthen lamp on a fence to celebrate Diwali, near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector, Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. October 16, 2025. (AP)

Fact Check: Why Kashmir can never be an integral part of India

Kashmir remains a UN-recognized disputed territory despite Indian claims. International law and UN resolutions call for a plebiscite to determine the region’s final status through the will of its people.

October 21, 2025

Hindu devotees wait to enter the Hindu god Lord Ram temple after its inauguration in Ayodhya, India, January 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Another historic mosque dragged into Hindu temple narrative storm

This systematic targeting of Muslim heritage is not accidental—it’s a calculated cultural war.

October 19, 2025