Narendra Modi has been sworn in as India’s Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. Despite a strong opposition from the INDIA alliance led by Rahul Gandhi’s Congress, the BJP and its allies managed to secure the required number of seats in the parliament. However, the nation’s secular fabric, which has been its strength for decades, is increasingly being questioned under Modi’s governance.

India is home to approximately 200 million Muslims, making it the country with the largest Muslim population outside of Muslim-majority nations. Yet, Modi’s recently announced cabinet conspicuously lacks a single Muslim member. This absence is glaring in a nation that prides itself on its diversity and pluralism. The exclusion of Muslims from the highest echelons of power raises concerns about the inclusivity of Modi’s government.

One of the most contentious actions of Modi’s administration was the revocation of Article 370 that granted special autonomy to the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Modi government’s hardline stance on........

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