T hree recent incidents have sparked debates , even acrimonious ones, in the Hindu community abroad and among vociferous internet Hindus on social media in India.

First, a few days ago, US Vice-President JD Vance shocked the Hindu community in both his country and in India by expressing the hope that his Hindu wife, Usha, will ultimately embrace Christianity. While some accused Vance of throwing his wife’s religious rights under the bus, others talked about the US C onstitution’s F irst A mendment, which prevents the state from entering the religious domain.

Second, o n 31 October, Jemimah Rodrigues, whose brilliant batting helped India chase a huge Australian total and enter the final of the Women’s Cricket World Cup, attributed her stellar performance to Je

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