Since the end of the 1980s, Hindu nationalism has emerged as a major political force in India. Although it had played only a marginal role in Indian politics for many decades, the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party,...

Hindu nationalism is a nationalist ideology that sees the modern state of the Republic of India as a Hindu polity [1] ("Hindu Rashtra"), and seeks to preserve the Hindu heritage. Although the concept of "Hindu Rashtra" has been used in slogans and...

The June 19 news story "Hindu Nationalists Target U.S. Products," by Kenneth J. Cooper and Rama Lakshmi, is an excellent example of taking a button and sewing an entire jacket to it. The extent of the correspondents' research hinges on a couple of...

Byline: Larry Witham A world "pilgrimage" of Hindu leaders to bolster Indian identity completes its five-city U.S. tour in Los Angeles today at a time when few American understand the ancient religion. The "Yaatra Route," or pilgrimage, to 47 cities in...

Leaders of India's Jewish community expressed outrage Sunday over a new line of bedspreads called "The Nazi Collection" from a Mumbai-based home furnishing company that used swastikas in its promotional material.The furnishing dealer said the name stands for "New Arrival Zone for India" and was...

Across the street from the house where Mohandas K. Gandhi was shot and killed 60 years ago Wednesday stands India's National Defense College, an institution that certainly would have troubled the icon of nonviolence.It's not the only thing that would have disturbed Gandhi about today's...