India dismisses Moody's warning about religious strife
India's Press Information Bureau dismissed Thursday a Moody's Analytics report that urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do more to prevent "belligerent provocation" of religious minorities by his political allies...The report, written by economist Faraz Syed, warned that rising religious strife could derail Modi's reform agenda...TThe criticism isn't coming just from international observers. Last week, Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy become the first prominent business leader to speak out, telling local media of the "considerable fear in the minds of minorities in India...Several dozen writers and artists, concerned over what they describe as an atmosphere of intimidation, have returned government awards in protest.