Make Nepal Hindu Again: Christians Concerned by Rising Religious Nationalism

More than 15 years after Nepal officially became a secular democracy, the former Hindu monarchy may have a religious extremism problem, incited and aggravated by its closest neighbor. In an “alarming” development, Indian Hindutva ideology and politics have begun to spread throughout the country, as local experts and journalists report. This proliferation has resulted in a recent spate of attacks and restrictions on Christians reported within the country of 30 million. According to local sources, at least five separate incidents targeting Christians have been reported in March and April of...