Overview
- A spate of incidents disrupted Christmas events in several states, including a mall vandalism in Raipur and viral videos of harassment in Jabalpur and Delhi.
- Kerala’s Catholic daily Deepika accused the prime minister of performative churchgoing and faulted the government for not condemning the attacks.
- Civil-society trackers reported hundreds of cases against Christians in 2025 with few FIRs, continuing a multi-year rise from 2014 levels.
- In October, the Supreme Court quashed multiple anti-conversion FIRs and warned authorities against using criminal law to harass Christians.
- International attention has intensified, with USCIRF again urging a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ designation for India in its November report.