Is Hindu Nationalism Friendly to Christianity?

But is there really a “natural alliance” between Hindu nationalists and American conservatives, particularly religious ones (and particularly Christians)? Madhav’s pitch sounds appealing when he reports that it’s “no longer fashionable” for an Indian to identify as non-conservative or non-religious. “On the contrary,” he goes on, “it is cool to be a Hindu. It is cool to be a Buddhist. It is cool to be a Jain.” Notably, Madhav does not say that it is cool to be a Christian. Yet he reassures his audience that Indian Christians’ freedom of religion is “sacrosanct” and “jealously” upheld. However, the inconvenient facts tell a very different story.