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Why India’s Muslims Are in Grave Danger

An expert on communal riots says the country may well be witnessing the start of a larger pogrom.

By , the editor in chief of Foreign Policy.
Security personnel patrol a street.
Security personnel patrol a street.
Security personnel patrol a street following sectarian riots over India's new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 28, 2020. Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images

India has been jolted by the deadliest communal violence in New Delhi in decades. The fighting began on Sunday, Feb. 23—just before U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the country for meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi—and quickly escalated into mass riots, with Hindu mobs targeting Muslim homes in the city’s northeast. At least 45 people were killed—mostly Muslims.

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy. Twitter: @RaviReports

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