Friday, March 18, 2005

INDIA : HINDU EXTREMISTS ASSAULT RAJASTHAN CHRISTIANS

The rise of Hindutva - Hindu nationalism - in India has led to periodic violence against Indian Christians. There is evidence in many cases of a systematic policy (or compliance at the very least) in place by the BJP and allied parties.

Also, the U.S. administration denied a visa to Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist and chief minister of the Gujarat state in western India. The basis for the denial was the violence perpetrated against the minority Moslem population, particularly in 2002. Read more here.

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