Q&A: Fluid organisational structures were used to propagate religious hate

Political scientist and commentator Bhaskar Gautam says the rapid creation and dissolution of religious groups, a tactic likely learned from contemporary Indian practices, makes it difficult to track their affiliations and funding.

In the wake of social unrest in the Tarai-Madhesh region, triggered by a communal clash in Devanganj, Sunsari on July 26, Nepal finds itself grappling with a recurring vulnerability to communal friction along religious lines. While authorities have routinely leaned on coercive force to quell violence, critics argue that such reactive measures fail to address the deeper, systemic undercurrents fueling the crisis.