Movement out of India that ‘disseminates hate’ victimizes religious minority groups, report says
Groups call on federal government to study growth of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Network in Canada Canada shouldn’t allow a movement out of India that “disseminates hate” and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada. The […]
How a ‘supremacist’ political ideology from India is said to be gaining influence in Canada
A new report purports to shine a light on how a Hindu nationalist movement has become entrenched in influential circles in the Indian diaspora in Canada and how politicians at all levels have been drawn into its sphere. The report, commissioned by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization, focuses on the […]
Huffpost: Maryland’s Democratic Lt. Governor Has Ties To A Dangerous Far-Right Movement
Activists and voters have sounded the alarm over Aruna Miller’s history of brushing shoulders with Hindu nationalist groups. Aruna Miller, the new Democratic lieutenant governor of Maryland, is stirring concern in the state due to her decade-long ties to advocates for far-right Hindu nationalist groups. Miller, a former state legislator, assumed office last month alongside […]
Middle East Eye: New Jersey prosecutors conclude that bulldozer at India Day was a ‘bias incident’
Middlesex County Prosecutor Office says investigation shows bulldozer was an act of bias but insufficient to pursue chargers against organisers. The inclusion of a bulldozer as a float in a New Jersey town last August during an India Day rally was an act of bias, a joint investigation by the local county’s prosecutor’s office and police department […]
The Quint: ‘Demolish Illegal Churches’: Hindutva Fundraiser in Texas Kicks Up a Storm
Frisco Police told The Quint it was “aware of a flyer circulating, regarding a reported fundraiser involving GHHF.” A Hindutva group’s fundraiser in Frisco, Texas to raise money for, among other things, the “demolition of illegal churches” in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati has kicked off a storm in the United States, with 14 civil rights and […]
Eeradicalization:The Hindutva Threat Outside India
India is the world’s largest democracy and its Constitution enshrines secularism, but leaders in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) espouse an ideology called Hindutva, loosely “Hinduness”, often called “Hindu nationalism”. The Party is linked to groups such as the paramilitary Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal, and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, often collectively referred […]
Aljazeera: Concerns as US DHS hires leader of Hindu nationalist-linked group
The appointment of Chandru Acharya to the DHS faith-based Security Advisory Council shows ‘ignorance’ of the US government, activists and academics say. The recent appointment of a Hindu nationalist community leader to an interfaith council under the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has raised “concern”. In September, the DHS appointed Chandru Acharya – […]
Vice: How Far-Right Hindu Supremacy Went Global
An extremist ideology from India is fuelling rising division and hate speech in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. This week, hundreds of millions of people in India and around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights. But in the English city of Leicester, recent confrontations between young Hindus and Muslims have cast […]
HuffPost: Far-Right Hindu Nationalism Is Gaining Ground In The U.S.
Hindutva, an extremist ideology, takes many cues from white nationalism — and it’s endangering millions of Muslims and other religious minorities. HOBOKEN, N.J. — Audrey Truschke, a professor of South Asian history at Rutgers University, never thought her work could result in death threats and vicious vitriol. Yet Truschke, a scholar, mom, wife and author […]
AP: Religious polarization in India seeping into US diaspora
In Edison, New Jersey, a bulldozer, which has become a symbol of oppression of India’s Muslim minority, rolled down the street during a parade marking that country’s Independence Day. At an event in Anaheim, California, a shouting match erupted between people celebrating the holiday and those who showed up to protest violence against Muslims in […]
