Overview
- The Wall Street Journal synthesizes years of civil-society reporting to show a sharp escalation since 2014, with Muslims facing exclusion in housing, jobs, education, voting and business access.
- Reported anti-Christian incidents rose from 139 in 2014 to 834 in 2024, with 706 cases recorded by November 2025, according to the United Christian Forum.
- At least 12 states’ anti-conversion laws are described as tools used against congregations, with frequent police failure to intervene or action taken against alleged victims.
- Christmas 2025 is detailed as a flashpoint across BJP-ruled states, including mobs outside churches in Uttar Pradesh, a Christmas Day school-opening order there, a church stormed in Madhya Pradesh, and decorations vandalized in Chhattisgarh.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a Christmas Mass and urged harmony, yet the report notes no nationwide condemnation of attacks as USCIRF’s 2025 call to designate India a “Country of Particular Concern” adds international pressure.