http://spectator.org/archives/2009/06/02/reputation-reversal

The attacks reflect conscious policy. Explained the State Department: "Some nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) reported that communal violence against religious minorities is part of a larger Hindu nationalist agenda and corresponds with ongoing state electoral politics." Similarly, reported the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), "Attacks on Christian churches and individuals [are] largely perpetrated by individuals associated with Hindu nationalist groups." ICC warned that "A growing Hindu nationalist movement, however, is threatening this nation-wide policy of tolerance and making deep inroads in several state governments."

Indeed, communal attacks were most likely to occur in states governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a forthright political grouping for Hindu nationalists. For instance, Orissa was governed by a coalition including the BJP.

As a result, reported USCIRF, "perpetrators are rarely held to account by the state legal apparatus." The Commission recounted numerous cases where police ignored attacks or were even complicit in anti-Christian violence.