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In Delhi and New York, Hindu Right Wing Lines Up Against Mamdani

As Zohran Mamdani gets within striking distance of becoming New York’s first Muslim mayor, he is drawing fire from supporters of India’s populist prime minister, who accuse him of being anti-Hindu.

© Andres Kudacki for The New York Times

Some Hindu American groups accuse Zohran Mamdani, seen here addressing a group of Muslim men in March, of promoting an anti-Hindu agenda.
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For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in India

For almost eight years, the police said, an Indian man hid a range of criminal activities behind fake diplomatic missions before finally being caught this week.

© Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force, via Associated Press

A photograph released by the police in Uttar Pradesh, India, of a building on the outskirts of New Delhi. It may bear all the hallmarks of an embassy, but don’t be fooled. It’s a fake.
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