India has been at the receiving end of a strong diplomatic backlash from a number of Muslim-majority nations over the past few days after two spokespersons of the country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made contentious remarks on Prophet Muhammad.
Nupur Sharma, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP, commented on the prophet’s private life during a recent heated TV debate, sparking furor among Muslims from both within and outside India.
Many Islamic nations have…