Communal Tensions in Nepal’s Tarai Rise Amid Cross-Border Hindu Nationalist Spillover
The source reports a rise in Hindu–Muslim tensions in Nepal’s Tarai-Madhesh belt, including deadly clashes in Sunsari, and links the trend to increasing politicization of religious identity and India-linked ideological influence. It assesses that constitutional ambiguity on secularism and uneven crisis management could allow sporadic incidents to become more systemic polarization.