With the Left aggressively chipping away at the Hindu votes, it might be in the BJP’s short-term interest to consolidate its base before casting its net wider.
The arrest on charges of forced religious conversion & human trafficking in Chhattisgarh has triggered political uproar in Kerala, where BJP has been courting Christian voters.
Global media also reported on once-a-decade exposition of St. Francis Xavier's 472-yr-old corpse in Goa, reflecting on how Christian community's being increasingly targeted in the country.
In the letter, 400 Christian leaders & 30 church groups mention cases of violence against their community & call for inclusivity, look to PM to play ‘positive role in nation-building’.
MHA was responding to PIL filed by Reverend Dr Peter Machado of National Solidarity Forum & Reverend Vijayesh Lal of Evangelical Fellowship of India, and others.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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