[traditionalist]

Let's see, who are the Hindus mad at? The Christian West?

Actually, yes (in addition to Moslems). Radical Hindus view Christianity as a foriegn contaminant. There have been incidents of anti-Christian throughout India.

[swarthyguy]

That's their viewpoint; that Christianity is foreign to India. But they're wrong; Christian scholars will tell you that Christianity arrived on the western shores of India at a very early date; earlier than some parts of Europe even.

Perhaps someone more knowledgeable with the history of early Christianity will be able to add to this.

[swarthyguy]

"There have been incidents of anti-Christian throughout India."

In a country of 1.2+ billion people, you can find evidence of virtually anything. The perps have been tracked down and arrested. I don't know all the details and stats but there certainly has not been any lack of effort on part of the authorities to nab the nutcases.

And not all over India; most the antiChristian violence occurred in the northern "Hindu" belt. Other hindu areas across the country were not affected ie. Bombay, Kerala, Goa, the entire southern half, so certain hot spots existed and were dealt with; but Christians all across the country were certainly not threatened on a wholesale basis.