freeze-peach

  • Gosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]
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    1 year ago

    Otoh: the Bhatriya Janata Party, currently in power in the country is known for being Hindu Nationalist and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was banned from entering the United States between 2005 and presumably 2014 due to his role in inciting the 2002 Pogrom of Muslims in Gujarat (with 800 victims according to conservative estimates) - the state he was chief minister of for 13 years.

    • kleeon [he/him, he/him]
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      1 year ago

      they probably care about national unity a bit more than islamophobia. You can't afford to openly support Quran burning when you have 15% muslim population

      • Redcat [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        india is pretty much on the grip of hindu fascism, and the central tenet of it is to combat the muslim minority of india. we are talking state sanctioned lynchings here. it is more likely, imo, that foreign policy took precedence and it is insulated from domestic policy. india has ties with all the gulf countries and it is currently playing nice with iran and the central asian countries as part of their policies of building bridges towards russia. and voting against this motion probably wouldn't score them any points at home anyways.

      • Farman [any]
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        1 year ago

        Maybe they think hindus are next.