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India communal politics
![Hindu Man Killed as Religious Tensions Boil in India Hindu Man Killed as Religious Tensions Boil in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-29-112158.jpg)
Hindu Man Killed as Religious Tensions Boil in India
By Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi
The killing, which follows a string of attacks by Hindu nationalists on religious minorities, represents a dramatic escalation of communal violence in the country.
![Bulldozers Emerge as an Important Weapon in BJP’s Anti-Muslim Arsenal Bulldozers Emerge as an Important Weapon in BJP’s Anti-Muslim Arsenal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-23-081635.jpg)
Bulldozers Emerge as an Important Weapon in BJP’s Anti-Muslim Arsenal
By Kavita Chowdhury
The demolition of properties owned by Muslims was electorally rewarded in Uttar Pradesh. The tactic is being adopted in other parts of India now too.
![India’s Hindutva Groups Have the Gyanvapi Mosque in Their Crosshairs India’s Hindutva Groups Have the Gyanvapi Mosque in Their Crosshairs](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-20-151539.jpg)
India’s Hindutva Groups Have the Gyanvapi Mosque in Their Crosshairs
By Tarushi Aswani
Hindutva groups are laying claim to a growing number of sites where Muslim monuments and mosques stand, arguing that temples once stood on the same land.
![Why Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut Is a Magnet for India’s Politicians Why Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut Is a Magnet for India’s Politicians](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-01-115845.jpg)
Why Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut Is a Magnet for India’s Politicians
By Anuttama Banerji
The town, which played an important role in India’s history, is the site of fiercely fought communal politics.
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