India Erases Pakistani Families, Media Asks 'Whoopsie?'
Al Jazeera reports on India's explusion of 800 Pakistanis after an April attack, leaving families fractured and children separated. The article frames this as a tragic consequence, quoting an anguished 'What’s our fault?'. However, this isn't an isolated incident, but a pattern of nationalistic policy. India's Hindu nationalist government under Narendra Modi has systematically targeted minority
groups and challenged the citizenship of millions, particularly Muslims, through legislation like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which explicitly excludes Muslim immigrants. These expulsions reinforce a narrative of 'othering' that serves a broader political agenda. One might wonder if India's ruling BJP, flush with electoral victories driven by Hindu nationalist sentiment, sees these
expulsions less as a 'fault' and more as a demonstration of power. The human cost, tragic as it is, often becomes collateral damage in the grand strategy of ethno-nationalism. How many families must be torn apart before it's called policy, not just 'expulsion'?