India, Oct. 6 -- A fresh wave of anti-Indian sentiment is crashing over Western nations, increasing in crescendo. You see it everywhere on posters, in dialogues, on social media. You hear it in political speeches. It is fueled by a toxic brew of xenophobia and economic anxiety. Indians are framed as "invaders" and "job thieves." It is not just talk. It has real consequences. Just like the BJP spewing hate in India through its IT cell, hateful posts are inundating the internet and are garnering hundreds of millions of views. This digital hate is already sparking real-world violence.

The hostility is often tied to immigration debates. Resentment focuses on programs like the H-1B visa, where Indians are the majority of recipients. Politicia...