The recent UK violence should serve as a wake-up call. Hindu nationalism is no longer a worry just in India. India’s Hindu right wing has long advocated for its vision across the world. Overseas offshoots of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling

Hindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremism Hindu nationalism is a political ideology that dates back to the 19th century. It encompassed a broad range of groups but at its core is a

The 2019 Houston rally—where Trump and Modi rubbed elbows—wasn’t the end of Hindutva’s ascent in the United States.  On the morning of December 6, 1992, a crowd of 150,000 Hindus assembled outside the Babri Masjid, a 16th-century mosque in the

In a park in Anaheim last month, hundreds gathered to celebrate Indian Independence Day. They bought Indian food from booths and settled on the grass to watch traditional song and dance performances. The holiday had special significance this year: Aug.

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

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

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

Some activists and donors are trying to use the Hindutva ideology as a wedge issue to attract Indian American voters to the GOP—and to pressure Indian American politicians. CUPERTINO, Calif. — Last October, on a cool California evening, a group

Though you aren’t likely to read about it on the front page of the New York Times or spot it in trending topics on Twitter, for over two decades now North America has had a Hindu Nationalism problem. Scholars in

In his native India, Shaheen Khateeb said he was treated like an outsider, harassed at school and called “Turk” because of his Muslim faith. Hearing about cases of mob violence against Muslims, he decided to move to the U.S. in