Communalism

A two-part fact-finding report examines how political competition, hate speech, state action and outside mobilisation have repeatedly transformed local disputes into communal flashpoints in Mira Road

The author, an academic and activist presents this dossier on the background and perspective of the RSS, an outfit that has been behind the fashioning of a majoritarian India

From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands

Eight incidents across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between June 28 and July 5, 2026, ranging from hate speech and conspiracy rhetoric to forced religious sloganeering and vigilante violence targeted religious minorities. The recurring use of ‘jihad’ narratives, demographic anxieties, anti-conversion rhetoric, and vigilante enforcement illustrate a continuing pattern of communal polarisation and vigilantism.

Sheaves of documentary and other evidence was presented before...

The SOP was circulated as part of the police’s newly operationalised Anti-Radicalisation Cell.

From fabricated conspiracies to viral misinformation, repeated attempts to falsely implicate Muslims reveal how communal narratives are systematically manufactured and amplified

A new report identifies more than 500 songs across platforms that allegedly violate the platforms’ own hate speech policies while continuing to generate millions of views, reels, streams and advertising revenue

The foot march happened just days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which protects the mosque, wrote to the district administration to not allow any “large gathering” on June 10

In a recent statement that has drawn sharp criticism...