Good Friday holiday reinstated in Christian-majority Indian state after protests
World Watch Monitor Widespread protests have forced the government in Christian-majority Meghalaya State in north-east India to restore the Good Friday holiday. The coalition government, to which the Hindu nationalist BJP is a partner, had declared in a circular that Good Friday would be a normal “working day”, but the move was withdrawn on Tuesday, 27th […]
Catholic bishops in India warn against Hindu nationalism as religious hate crimes rise
World Watch Monitor An acknowledgement by India’s BJP-led government that there has been a rise in religion-based hate crime has coincided with a warning from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India about the dangers to the country of a Hindu-nationalist agenda. Statistics revealed in India’s parliament on 6th February confirmed a long-standing allegation by rights […]