India, May 19 -- By its nature, hate respects no boundaries-geographic, religious, communal, or moral. In failing to confront Hindutva extremist hate speech decisively, India has jeopardised its existence and that of the people who live within it.

In a degrading display of Sanatana Dharma, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri faced a vicious onslaught from the Hindutva fold following his announcement of the India-Pakistan ceasefire on May 10, a decision that was, by the way, taken by the top. The venomous abuse was not only aimed at the messenger but extended even to his daughter, a lawyer who has defended members of the Rohingya community. The sheer pettiness and crudeness of the attacks laid bare, once again, the ideological rot and disturbe...