As they do every Ramadan, Hindu extremists have escalated their attacks on Muslims and their mosques, launching a series of assaults across India—particularly during Taraweeh prayers.

As more than 200 million Muslims across India are eagerly awaiting the results of the general elections in India, PM Narendra Modi and his rivals have heated up their campaigns, focusing on contentious issues like religious discrimination, Muslim minorities, and taxation.

The ruling BJP's most prominent core ideological commitments over the past years have been the abolition of the special status of the Jammu and Kashmir region, the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act.