Overview
- Coordinated pile-ons followed Diwali posts by Indian American officials and U.S. institutions, with white nationalist and Christian nationalist accounts flooding replies with slurs.
- The Center for the Study of Organized Hate recorded nearly 2,700 anti-Indian posts on X in October, indicating a sharp rise in targeted abuse.
- Anti-Indian narratives often center on the H‑1B visa program, with figures on the right accusing India and Indian workers of gaming immigration rules.
- Online hostility has spilled into the streets, including a masked roadside protest in Irving, Texas with signs like “Don’t India My Texas,” reports of harassment outside Hindu temples, and a verbal assault in Virginia.
- Political responses are split, with a Florida Republican councilman censured for anti-Indian comments as some conservative voices warn of a new tone and others downplay incidents.