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Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy (thewire.in)

submitted 1 year ago by xuxebiko@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.

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[–] xuxebiko@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Adivasis (Adi = first, vasis = settlers) = India's indigeneous tribals
Dalits = oppressed castes, victims of the systemic discrimination and persecution in India's caste hierarchy.