India

by Maria Casadei | INDIA – CANADA

The Canadian government has listed the powerful India-based criminal network as a terrorist group. The decision follows a long trail of shootings and extortions against members of the Sikh diaspora, and comes as Ottawa attempts to restore cooperation with New Delhi following tensions over the murder of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Canadian authorities accuse the gang of acting as a tool of intimidation, with connections to Indian intelligence, a charge New Delhi vehemently denies.

by Maria Casadei

The Bodoland People's Front won 28 out of 40 seats, strengthening its presence compared to 2020 and thus returning to the leadership of the Bodo Territorial Council. The BJP, which has enjoyed a series of successes in the north-eastern state since 2016, won only five seats. The defeat calls into question the party's hegemony a few months ahead of the 2026 legislative elections.

| 02/10/2025
| INDIA
by Nirmala Carvalho

In its ‘Hate Crime Tracker’, the Association for the Protection of Civil Rights recorded 141 violent crimes against minorities in just three months between June and August 2025. In 90% of cases, the Bajrang Dal was involved, with the highest number of incidents in Uttar Pradesh. The latest attack took place in Chhattisgarh, where a Christian who refused to ‘convert’ to Hinduism had his house destroyed amid death threats. ‘These incidents are now becoming routine.’

| 01/10/2025
| INDIA

The body of Rajeev Pratap, a 36-year-old investigative reporter, was recovered from a river after he received death threats over his investigations into corruption. This comes as the Modi government is strengthening censorship with new laws that prevent the dissemination of news deemed "defamatory" against industrial conglomerates. For almost a year, a government platform has been active demanding that social media remove content objectionable to the government, which X is fighting in the courts.

| 30/09/2025
| INDIA

After India's victory in cricket at the Asia Cup, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the sporting success by comparing it to Operation Sindoor, the military offensive India launched against Pakistan in the wake of a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. The fighting that followed in May was halted thanks to US mediation, which India, however, denies accepting. While US-Indian relations remain tense, the United States is boosting its ties with Pakistan by signing two memoranda on precious minerals.

| 29/09/2025
| INDIA – PAKISTAN
by Nirmala Carvalho

The campaign launched by Muslims during the festival celebrating the birth of the prophet has provoked a harsh reaction from the Indian authorities: over 1,300 reports and 38 arrests in four states, as well as several violent clashes. The BJP responded with posters celebrating the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, and his “bulldozer policy”, a symbol of selective demolitions against minorities.

| 29/09/2025
| INDIA
by Maria Casadei

A memorandum from the Union Ministry of the Environment has exempted mining projects from public consultations, reigniting tensions in a state that holds 16 per cent of the country’s uranium reserves. For decades, the Khasi Students' Union has led the movement against mining, speaking out against the risks to human health and to the environment. Local communities are calling for a permanent moratorium, while the Union government intends to pursue its nuclear plans.

| 27/09/2025
| INDIA
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