Overview
- The Wall Street Journal documents a sustained increase in violence and discrimination against Muslims and Christians since 2014 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- Muslims are reported to face barriers in housing, jobs and education, with communities described as increasingly ghettoised.
- United Christian Forum data cited by the report show anti-Christian incidents rising from 139 in 2014 to 834 in 2024, with 706 more recorded through November 2025.
- Christmas 2025 is highlighted as a flashpoint, with reports of mobs at churches in Uttar Pradesh, a directive to keep schools open on Christmas Day, a Madhya Pradesh political figure confronting worshippers, and vandalism in Chhattisgarh.
- The report says anti-conversion laws in at least 12 states are used against Christians while police frequently fail to intervene, as USCIRF’s 2025 recommendation to designate India a “Country of Particular Concern” adds international scrutiny; Modi attended a Christmas Mass but has not issued a nationwide condemnation of recent attacks as noted by the Journal.