Why India’s RSS is lobbying the West amid attacks on minorities at home

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a right-wing Hindu volunteer organisation founded in 1925 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It operates across society, advocating for the idea of a Hindu supremacist state and describes itself as a "Hindu-centric civilisational, cultural movement". The RSS leads a network of right-wing Hindu organisations and has been banned in India several times. It aims to bolster its public image globally and dispel claims of involvement in violence against religious minority groups through visits to the United States and other Western countries.