“Lots of Propaganda”: Busting the “Vast Hinduphobia” Conspiracy Theory
Is it true that “every” American Hindu politician faces “bigoted attacks”? “Outside forces have done things,” complained (now former) Michigan State Representative Padma Kuppa in a July 2022 interview with the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) about her experience running for office. “A man by the name of Pieter Friedrich published an advertisement with lots of propaganda about where […]
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Network In Canada ( NCCM )
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Hindu Nationalist Lobbyists on Capitol Hill Are Growing in Influence
Right-wing lobby groups that claim to speak on behalf of Indian Americans are trying to stifle criticism of Narendra Modi’s Hindu chauvinist agenda. They’ve modeled themselves on pro-Israel groups like AIPAC and forged alliances around Islamophobic bigotry. In the early 1990s, Indians comprised a tiny minority in the United States. Today there are around 4.2 […]
Movement out of India that ‘disseminates hate’ victimizes religious minority groups, report says
Groups call on federal government to study growth of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Network in Canada Canada shouldn’t allow a movement out of India that “disseminates hate” and victimizes religious minority groups to entrench itself in this country, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada. The […]
How a ‘supremacist’ political ideology from India is said to be gaining influence in Canada
A new report purports to shine a light on how a Hindu nationalist movement has become entrenched in influential circles in the Indian diaspora in Canada and how politicians at all levels have been drawn into its sphere. The report, commissioned by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization, focuses on the […]
Huffpost: Maryland’s Democratic Lt. Governor Has Ties To A Dangerous Far-Right Movement
Activists and voters have sounded the alarm over Aruna Miller’s history of brushing shoulders with Hindu nationalist groups. Aruna Miller, the new Democratic lieutenant governor of Maryland, is stirring concern in the state due to her decade-long ties to advocates for far-right Hindu nationalist groups. Miller, a former state legislator, assumed office last month alongside […]
Middle East Eye: New Jersey prosecutors conclude that bulldozer at India Day was a ‘bias incident’
Middlesex County Prosecutor Office says investigation shows bulldozer was an act of bias but insufficient to pursue chargers against organisers. The inclusion of a bulldozer as a float in a New Jersey town last August during an India Day rally was an act of bias, a joint investigation by the local county’s prosecutor’s office and police department […]
The Quint: ‘Demolish Illegal Churches’: Hindutva Fundraiser in Texas Kicks Up a Storm
Frisco Police told The Quint it was “aware of a flyer circulating, regarding a reported fundraiser involving GHHF.” A Hindutva group’s fundraiser in Frisco, Texas to raise money for, among other things, the “demolition of illegal churches” in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati has kicked off a storm in the United States, with 14 civil rights and […]
Eeradicalization:The Hindutva Threat Outside India
India is the world’s largest democracy and its Constitution enshrines secularism, but leaders in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) espouse an ideology called Hindutva, loosely “Hinduness”, often called “Hindu nationalism”. The Party is linked to groups such as the paramilitary Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bajrang Dal, and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, often collectively referred […]
Report on the Infrastructure of Hindutva Influence Peddling, Mobilizing and Fund Raising in the US, 2014-2021
This 93-page report looks at the Infrastructure of Hindutva Influence Peddling, Mobilizing, and Fund Raising in the US. Fascism-inspired groups, called the Sangh Parivar (Sangh family, or the Sangh), operate a vast social ecosystem throughout India. Hindu nationalists in India have become mainstreamed through winning elections and gaining control of the national and several state-level […]
