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The problem with India's 'love jihad' laws

  • Written by Sumit Ganguly, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
imageActivist protest against 'love jihad' laws being proposed in India.Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the Bharatiya Janata Party government has put forward several anti-Muslim policies. The latest is a clampdown on what it sees as “love jihad,” the belief that Muslims are seeking...

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