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Racism Directed at Indian Americans

Verbal Attacks Increase After Diwali Festival Messages

In recent weeks, members of the Indian American community have been targeted by racist attacks that have gone viral on social media following public posts related to the Diwali festival and political appointments. According to CNN coverage, messages and memes directed at figures such as the FBI director and other public figures were filled with xenophobic slurs, calls for deportation, and dehumanizing portrayals; many of these comments “were viewed millions of times,” according to the report cited by the news outlet.

Pattern of Violence and Extremism

Responses on public platforms have not been limited to isolated insults: organizations (such as the Center for the Study of Organized Hate) that monitor hate speech detected clear spikes in the summer and fall of 2025. A study focused on X (formerly Twitter) documented a sustained increase in anti-Indian content, outlining recurring patterns and themes in spaces associated with targeted violence and extremism. This monitoring showed that the phenomenon combines racial slurs with theories about “job theft” and nativist narratives circulating in online communities linked to the radical right.

How Communities Experience It

Members of the Indian-American diaspora have expressed fear and fatigue regarding the normalization of such messages: community reports such as Stop AAPI Hate and advocacy groups document increases in incidents of harassment and threats that, even if they don't always result in physical violence, generate a sense of insecurity and lead to added precautions in daily life, such as avoiding publicizing celebrations or increasing security measures at religious centers. Organizations that track online hate noted that in August 2025, tens of thousands of insults directed at South Asians were observed in monitored spaces, and that explicit threats also registered significant spikes.

The digital escalation has also manifested in physical incidents and vandalism against places of worship, as well as in the circulation of harassing messages directed at professionals and officials of Indian origin. News agencies such as AP News have documented cases of temples defaced with graffiti and incidents being investigated as potential hate crimes in recent months. Analysts have used these events to underscore the connection between online rhetoric and offline actions.

According to Reuters, findings on private conversations and online groups show that racist rhetoric — previously marginal — is now filtering into more visible spaces, which, according to experts cited in that report, makes it easier for the same slogans to reach wider audiences and normalize xenophobic language.

By Estefanía Muriel for Ruta Pantera on 12/2/2025 9:12:33 AM

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