A report by India Hate Lab (IHL) reveals a sharp rise in hate speech in India, linking it to state-backed bigotry and elections.
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Hate Speech Against Minorities In India Increased by 74% In 2024, Research Group Reports
Hate speech against minorities in India surged 74% in 2024, with peaks during election season, India Hate Lab reports.
Muslims ‘in constant fear’ amid hate campaign in India’s Himachal Pradesh
Muslims in Himachal Pradesh face rising fears and discrimination amid anti-Muslim rallies and communal tensions.
Counterterrorism and Terrorism: On India
As India takes the lead in hosting multiple global conventions on counterterrorism within a short span, using them for political mileage, it becomes necessary to call its credentials into question.
Blasphemous Remarks and India-Arab Tensions
BJP’s spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, made offensive and Islamophobic remarks about Prophet Mohammad on an Indian news channel. Aa a reaction, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran summoned respective Indian ambassadors. Moreover, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia
India in a Diplomatic Puddle Over Muslim World’s Outrage
What started as a hashtag in the Arab World condemning blasphemous remarks of two of India’s BJP’s members turned into official denouncing of the act and hate speech, wherein Indian ambassadors were summoned in respective countries to record prote