INDIA: Thousands of low-caste Hindus have faced opposition from police and right-wing Hindu groups to convert to Buddhism in an apparent revolt against India's caste system.
Some Hindu groups have alleged that the Nov. 4 conversion event in New Delhi was a "Christian conspiracy" to belittle Hinduism, while Catholic church groups have defended people's right to gather and choose their own religion.
The National Council of Churches in India and the Catholic Bishops' Conference ...