For decades, the world has been fed a well-packaged lie: “Terrorism has no religion.” But the blood-soaked pages of history and the fresh wounds of innocent victims suggest otherwise. Behind countless heinous attacks lies a very specific ideological hatred, one that not only glorifies violence but justifies mass killings based on religious identity, especially against Hindus.
A Long Trail of Blood: From India to the World
Let us examine a few major attacks, each driven not by abstract hate but by an ideology that views others, particularly Hindus, as enemies to be eliminated.
• 1990, Kashmir: The Exodus of Kashmiri Hindus: Nearly 400,000 Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland. Targeted killings, rape, threats, and public assassinations, all carried out with one goal: ethnic cleansing of Hindus from the valley.
• 2002, Kaluchak Massacre: Terrorists attacked a bus in Jammu, killing 31 people, including 10 children and 11 women, all Hindus. This wasn’t just an attack; it was a message.
• 2006, Varanasi Bombings: Twin blasts at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple and the Varanasi railway station killed 28 and injured over 100. A sacred Hindu site was chosen deliberately.
• 2008, Mumbai Attacks (26/11): Over 170 people were killed in a 3-day siege by foreign terrorists. Targets included Jewish and American citizens, but Indians, particularly Hindus, bore the brunt of the assault, from the CST station to cafes and hospitals.
• 2013, Bodh Gaya Blasts: The Mahabodhi Temple, one of the holiest sites for Buddhists and revered by Hindus, was attacked with multiple IEDs. The intent was not just to harm people, but to strike at spiritual heritage.
• 2024, Udaipur Beheading & Amravati Murder: A tailor in Udaipur was publicly beheaded for allegedly supporting Hindu sentiments. In Amravati, a young Hindu chemist was killed for a similar reason. In both cases, attackers made videos boasting about their actions, inspired by extremist ideology.
• 2025, Pahalgam Attack: Tourists were gunned down in the Baisaran meadow, and eyewitnesses claim attackers asked for religious identity before firing. At least 26 died, including Navy officer Lt. Vinay Narwal, a Hindu, targeted for just being one.
A Pattern of Hate
These are not isolated incidents. The attackers often share a common worldview, one that sees the existence of non-believers, especially Hindus, as an affront to their ideology. This mindset has produced not only mass violence but also genocidal propaganda, openly circulated online and offline, that justifies the killing of Hindus.
In Bangladesh, Pakistan, and even parts of India, temples are desecrated, idols smashed, festivals disrupted, and women harassed or worse, and it is always met with cowardly silence in the name of secularism or “not all are like that.”
Selective Empathy, Global Silence
When attacks happen elsewhere, the world unites in grief. But when Hindus are killed, be it in Kashmir, Karnataka, or Karachi, there is either muted condemnation or shameful justification. International media remains silent. Human rights groups look the other way. Even Indian voices, buried under the weight of false secularism, often hesitate to name the reality.
Why? Because the victims are Hindus.
The Dangerous Denial
Denying the religious identity of terrorism is not just dishonest, it is dangerous. It protects the ideology behind these atrocities. It emboldens the radicals. And it abandons the victims, mostly Hindus, to die in silence.
If we do not call out the truth now, the next attack is only a matter of time. It’s not just terrorism. It’s religious war by design, and the world must stop pretending otherwise.
The victims are real. The pain is constant. The pattern is undeniable. From temple bombings to tourist massacres, the ideology behind these acts thrives on hatred, particularly toward Hindus.
The world must stop hiding behind slogans and start facing reality. Because no matter how often it’s denied or how loudly it’s buried beneath false secularism,
Terrorism Has a Religion
