Indians abroad are facing a storm – a surge in racial hostility that is fuelled by envy, stereotypes and far-right paranoia. They are admired and resented, successful and scapegoated, celebrated in official speeches but vilified in everyday life.

Samarath Bajwa shot physics teacher Gangandeep Singh Kohli at Guru Nanak School, hiding a pistol in his tiffin. Kohli is stable; probe ongoing.

An FIR was filed after Rahul Gandhi’s vehicle hit a police constable during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Nawada. Gandhi later assisted the injured officer as seen in PTI footage.