Challenges of being on the Indian periphery
June 20, 2024
Asian news from Hindu
Video shows Hindu mob attacking Muslim-owned shop in India
Video captured a Hindu mob ransacking the clothing shop of a Muslim man who had reportedly posted a video of himself slaughtering a cow on the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday. Police eventually managed to force the mob out and close the storefront in Nahan, India.
India investigates attack by suspected militants in Kashmir that killed 9 on Hindu pilgrimage
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is investigating an attack in which suspected militants fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing nine and injuring 33, officials said Monday.
Hindu nationalism and Zionism in exclusionary lockstep
The results are in for India’s general election. The country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has won enough seats to stay in charge for a third consecutive term. But his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suffered big setbacks and is gearing up for coalition talks having failed to win an outright majority for the first time in ten years.
9 Hindu pilgrims dead after militant attack in India’s Kashmir, police say
Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims in Indian-administered Kashmir, which then tumbled into a ravine killing at least nine people, police said on Sunday.
At least 9 dead after suspected militants in Kashmir fire at Hindu pilgrims, sending bus into gorge
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Suspected militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s Jammu province fired at a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims on Sunday and at least nine were killed after the vehicle fell into a deep gorge, officials said.
Modi loses ground in parliament, but his Hindu nationalist policies are here to stay
NEW DELHI (AP) — For the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, the party did not secure a majority on its own in 2024 national election. But the prime minister’s coalition is still expected to run the country for another five years.