The issue of freedom of religious expression has acquired increasing significance in the context of South Asia in light of the rise of right-wing movements and their attack on religious minorities. Hateful writings and speeches played a role in political events such as the destruction of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in December 1992; the vituperative and vitriolic speeches and writings of the Hindu Right against the Muslim community in 1992 and 19…