Whenever Mohan Bhagwat, the Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), talks about Hinduism or a Hindu nation, opposition parties—especially the Left and their ecosystem—tend to react strongly. They start the advocacy of separating religion from politics. In a similar manner, whenever Prime Minister Modi speaks about Hinduism or highlights symbols of Hindu or Sanatan Dharma, leaders of the Congress and other opposition parties begin portraying it as a mixing of religion and politics. They start quoting the Constitution and its articles, and passionately set about citing examples from other countries.

As far as I can recall, a few years ago when Barack Obama was the President of the United States, a report had come out that spoke about religious intolerance in India. Now, however, winds of change are visible even in the U.S., where Christianity and its protection are being openly and extensively discussed.

In recent days, when a woman named Jenny, wearing Charlie Kirk’s “Freedom” T-shirt, was publicly harassed in the United States, a wave of support for her swept across the country. Within no time, more than 250,000 dollars were raised through crowdfunding in her support. She was felicitated on the stage of America Fest. Charlie Kirk was a right-wing political activist in the U.S. who consistently spoke out on the traditions of American society. He was assassinated earlier this year. In America, Charlie Kirk was regarded as a traditionalist and shared close ties with President Trump.

Christmas has just passed. Ahead of Christmas, a statement by Kamala Harris in the United States went viral. At a U.S. presidential election........

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