India, Sept. 7 -- What BJP-RSS leaders say when they are abroad, especially in democratic countries, is often very different from what is happening in India under the BJP regime. In their speeches and press conferences, they highlight ideals such as unity in diversity, inclusiveness, and pluralism as part of India's heritage and integral to the Indian way of life. At the same time, they are often silent about what is actually happening in India and how these ideals are being practised by BJP governments at the Centre and in the states.

The same dichotomy, or doublespeak, was reflected in the keynote address delivered by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at the Universal Oneness Celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York. Writing in The Wire...