Friends of India,Texas - FIT

01/22/2026

https://americankahani.com/perspectives/indian-apartheid-how-systematic-exclusion-of-indian-muslims-in-education-and-housing-is-ghettoizing-a-community/

Indian Apartheid: How Systematic Exclusion of Indian Muslims in Education and Housing is Ghettoizing a Community

01/16/2026

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85062009749

01/15/2026

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India witnessed at least 1,318 hate speech events targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, across states and union territories in 2025. On average, four hate speech events occurred per day, according to the new India Hate Lab report.

This marks a 13% increase from 2024, and 97% increase from 2023, when 668 such incidents were recorded.

In a 100-page report, the India Hate Lab detailed how a total of 1,289 speeches, or 98%, targeted Muslims. While in 1,156 cases, it was explicit, in another 133 cases, Muslims were targeted alongside Christians. This is an increase of nearly 12% from the 1,147 instances recorded in 2024.

Meanwhile, in 162 cases, hate speech was targeted at Christians, accounting for 12% of all events, either explicitly in 29 cases or alongside Muslims in 133 cases.

This is a nearly 41% increase from the 115 anti-Christian hate speech incidents documented in 2024, signalling a worrying shift.

Recently, an annual global study published by the US Holocaust Museum placed India fourth out of 168 nations assessed for the likelihood of what researchers call intrastate mass killings. More significantly, India topped the list of countries facing such danger that are not already experiencing large-scale violence.

Read more on thewire.in

01/06/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/india-hindu-right-rss-modi.html

The far-right group known as the R.S.S., whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has spent a century trying to make India a Hindu-first nation.

06/03/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H7S85hfL8/?mibextid=WC7FNe

This past week, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced that his government would issue arms license to the “original inhabitants” and “indigenous” people residing in “vulnerable and remote areas” and those along the border with Bangladesh as a “deterrent to unlawful threats.”

Sarma’s announcement, made after a cabinet meeting on May 28, came as a bolt from the blue to many in that north-eastern state; was met with surprise, shock and criticism, both on social and news media.

Read more at: https://thewire.in/communalism/assam-govts-recent-actions-are-similar-to-the-anti-muslim-rhetoric-witnessed-in-the-state-in-1965

03/28/2025

https://stream.org/hindu-supremacists-are-pumping-u-s-dollars-to-fuel-christian-persecution-in-india/

Hindu supremacist entities posing as charities in the U.S. are pouring millions of dollars into militant Hindu outfits in India that are using the funding to target Christians and establish a homeland for Hindus alone. A report titled Transnational Funding...

03/25/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16N6iUjKg8/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Amid threats to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra over his recent show ‘Naya Bharat’ and the temporary closure of The Habitat, one of Mumbai’s most popular gig spots, a conversation has renewed on social media platforms regarding the constitutional right to free speech and freedom of expression.

Kamra, who is no stranger to controversy, has been facing the ire of Shiv Sainiks of the Eknath Shinde faction since he released a video of the show in which he performed several parody songs, taking a dig at Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Subsequently, a group of Shiv Sena members ransacked the comedy club where the video was recorded, leading to the club announcing temporary closure. An FIR was also registered against Kamra.

While the incident has stirred debate on social media platforms, as well as on national television, several politicians, fellow stand-up comedians, activists and journalists have backed Kamra and criticised the vandalism.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray as well as his son and party leader Aaditya Thackeray came in support of the comedian.

Full story: https://thewire.in/rights/kunal-kamra-said-nothing-wrong-vandalism-at-mumbai-comedy-club-sparks-free-speech-debate

02/16/2025

02/13/2025

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/02/10/india/india-hate-speech-report-hnk-intl

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, according to a report released Monday.

01/20/2025

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83045246115