India News News India » Religion: How Vivek Ramaswamy, a Hindu, Is Aligning Himself With Christian Nationalists
In a video taken from the passenger seat of a car after Narendra Modi’s address to the joint session of Congress in June, Vivek Ramaswamy was full of praise for the Indian prime minister. “Modi talked ...
News India » Religion: India rejects US religious freedom report urging sanctions on its spy agency
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
News India » Religion: How India's religious violence is becoming a problem for American politicians
(RNS) — US politicians are under increasing pressure to account for their courtship of Indian Prime Minister Modi, the leader of a strategically important ally and the world's largest democracy. (RNS) ...
News India » Religion: World’s most populous nation saw a ‘staggering’ rise in hate speech last year, report says
India’s religious minorities have faced a “staggering” rise in hate speech over the past year, including from top leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ...
News India » Religion: Indian religious leaders voice concerns over Assam UCC
Christian and Muslim leaders express deep concern as Assam becomes the third Indian state to implement a Uniform Civil Code, warning it threatens religious freedom ...
News India » Religion: Rethinking the ‘Absolute Bar’ on Scheduled Caste Status in India
By tying caste recognition to religion, the law risks excluding those who continue to face the same discrimination it seeks to remedy.
News India » Religion: Modi’s ‘divine India’ vision threatens to marginalize millions
Modi’s vision of a “divine India” is a far cry from the ideas of the modern country’s founding fathers. During nearly a decade in power, the prime minister has enveloped himself in the language of ...
News India » Religion: How do India’s ‘Freedom of Religion' laws violate the constitution?
India takes pride in being the world’s largest democracy, upholding its secular credentials and guaranteeing every citizen the right to religious freedom. The founding fathers of the Indian ...
News India » Religion: Religion: Reconversion in India
GRAND HISTORIC MASS-CONVERSION CEREMONY, proclaimed posters in a town by the Ganges. Loudspeakers blared that “many Christians tonight will perform a mass return to the religion of their souls.” Only ...