Behind the West’s rising dislike of Indian migrants https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/behind-the-west-s-rising-dislike-of-indian-migrants-101758554815670.html By Tara Kartha
Sept 22, 2025 The Right, throughout history, has risen amid economic suffering, discontent with the ruling elite, corruption, and unemployment. Europe, traditionally the base for such exclusionary sentiments, had been warning of the rise of the far Right and introduced a Resolution in 2023 on ways to combat it. But that year, unemployment was at a historic low, indicating that other factors were at play.
The tipping point, however, seems to have been the worldwide protests against the genocide in Gaza, including in all major Australian and European cities. In the US, particularly, it was opposed as carrying wokeism too far, “in support of Hamas and Hezbollah”.
Alongside came Hinduphobia. Where and how did the term crop up? And how did it turn into hate against Indians?