The right-wing template is to first build up hope, and when hopes are belied, become belligerent. This is what India has experienced in the last decade since the BJP came to power. At an event at a think-tank in Washington, DC, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was questioned on the status of minorities in India under the Narendra Modi government. He replied, 'I defy you to show me discrimination. In fact, the more digital we have become, the more faceless the governance has become ... Actually, it’s become fairer.' Two media houses replied. The Wire says, ‘It is a particularly unfortunate moment for S. Jaishankar to parrot lines about material benefits as a response to serious questions on the status of minorities in India. Just a few facts and analyses from this month would fly in the face of claims made by Jaishankar. India’s democratic backsliding, starkly visible across several global indices, has the diminishing status of minorities as a very important component of the regression.’ The Telegraph published a list with five points on discrimination by the government against Muslims. This attitude is seen in Sikh matters where India called accusations of being involved in Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder absurd and motivated.
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