West Bengal. Cattle markets have become deserted this year in India's West Bengal state ahead of Eid al-Adha. International media have reported that a climate of fear has been created among traders, hotel owners, and the Muslim community after the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, which came to power for the first time after the recent assembly elections, began strictly enforcing laws related to cow slaughter. The Dhulagarh cattle market on the outskirts of Kolkata, which usually sees thousands of buyers before Eid, appeared almost empty this year. Hundreds of cows and buffaloes were tied up for sale,...