The Economist (US), March 11th, 2006
The country's holiest city is bombed
INDIA'S main opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was quick to make capital out of the bombings on March 7th in Varanasi. These killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more. L. K. Advani, a veteran BJP leader, who has needed a cause since he lost the party presidency last December, announced that he would lead a country-wide yatra (journey) later this month. The theme would be "national integration", which suggests it could become a rallying point for Hindu nationalists: bad news for India's Muslim minority.
Such a reaction is perhap...
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