A bulldozer at a parade in Edison, New Jersey, in August to celebrate India’s Independence Day. PHOTO: INDIAN AMERICAN MUSLIM COUNCIL

WASHINGTON – New Jersey has become a hot spot for the politics of the Indian diaspora in the United States, mirroring political-ideological tensions in India.

On Nov 11 in the town of Teaneck, New Jersey – just north of New York City – a delegation of civil rights organisations met Mayor James Dunleavy, alongside city council member Michael Pagan, to discuss the “growing threat of Hindutva in communities across the state”.

This story was originally published in straitstimes.com . Read the full story here