Decryption
India: why are Muslims the target of violence?
Audio 7:30 p.m.
Muslims take part in a rally to protest against the destruction of a number of Muslim-owned shops following violence in New Delhi, in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 22, 2022. © AP / Bikas Das
By: Clementine Pawlotsky
1 min
Violence against Muslims continues in India.
A little over a week ago, the north of New Delhi, the capital, was the scene of community clashes.
Hindu nationalists have notably carried out actions to destroy places of worship and Muslim associations.
Violence that can be found in many states and which, it seems, enjoys the tacit support of the authorities.
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The United States recently expressed concern about this.
Washington says it is
"monitoring some recent developments, including an increase in human rights abuses by some government, police and prison officials
."
How can this surge of violence against Muslims be explained?
What are its deep origins?
And how to get out?
Decryption with
:
- Jean-Luc Racine
, emeritus research director at CNRS, senior researcher at
Asia Center
- Julien Levesque
, visiting professor at
Ashoka University
in India, author of
For another idea of Pakistan.
Nationalism and identity building in Sindh
(Presses Universitaires de Rennes)
.
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