Commentary: The International Day of Yoga offers an opportunity to reflect on debates around yoga in the U.S., many of which hinge on religious questions that go beyond a boiled-down binary of Christian vs. Hindu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Parliament on Feb. 6 that Indian Muslims had nothing to fear from a new citizenship law and accused opposition parties of toeing rival Pakistan's propaganda to create fear.
India's top court on Jan. 22 began hearing dozens of petitions seeking the revocation of amendments to the citizenship law following nationwide protests and a security crackdown that led to more than 20 deaths.
As India continued to experience violent protests against a controversial citizenship law, Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai said citizenship should never be based on a person's religion.
Jesuit Fr. Stanislaus Alla, theologian and professor at the Vidyajyoti College of Theology in Delhi, is quick to dismiss the idea that the current nationalist government is particularly harsh on Christian minorities.
New Delhi Archbishop Anil Couto published a letter calling for weekly prayers for India, ahead of the 2019 general elections. Nationalists see a church attempt to divide the nation.
