Protests as India’s Hindu nationalists take centre stage in New York

Demonstrators recently rallied in New York City to protest a celebration hosting Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The event placed India's Hindu nationalists at the center of attention in the city.

The RSS is widely recognized as the ideological parent organization of India's ruling Hindu nationalist forces. The New York gathering and the subsequent counter-demonstrations highlight how domestic political tensions and ideological divisions from India continue to manifest abroad within the diaspora community.