The issue surrounding hate against Prophet Muhammad has put to the test the relationships between India and the Islamic world

After mounting outrage over inflammatory remarks regarding the Prophet Muhammad made by two prominent members of India's ruling party, the country has been compelled to try to appease its Islamic partners.

Last month, Nupur Sharma, a spokeswoman for the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), commented on a televised discussion, and Naveen Jindal, the party's Delhi unit's media chief, tweeted about it. The remarks....