India, June 29 -- May 31, 2026, a mob of local residents and right-wing elements stormed a Sunday worship service in Sadrapal village, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. More than 70 tribal Christians had gathered under pastor Hunga Mandavi when the attackers forced their way in. Between 25 and 30 worshippers were injured, five critically. The pastor and his pregnant wife were among those assaulted. Christian groups alleged that the attack followed threats directed at local tribal Christians, including demands that they abandon Christianity and return to Hinduism.

Sadrapal is a remote tribal village in central India. Yet the forces that erupted there on that Sunday morning are neither local nor exceptional. Variations of the same story are u...