Why are attacks on Christians increasing in India?
By DW
31 December 2021 |
1:04 pm
A surge in attacks on Christians in India is part of a much broader malaise, experts say. "The objective is clear: to isolate and demonize minorities so that a Hindu state is established," a political scientist told DW.
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