In India, minorities are facing ‘imminent existential threat’ under a systemic campaign of violent Hindu nationalist persecution.

According to a report released from the London School of Economics, the driving force behind this increasing persecution is Hindutva ideology that disregards Indian Muslims and Christians as true Indians. 

The research report says that an atmosphere of deep trauma, fear and anxiety pervades the minorities as well as many of the Christian and Muslim communities in medium-sized towns and villages and on the outskirts of larger cities.