A landmark Indian Supreme Court decision due by Nov. 17 could advance a core goal of the Hindu nationalist movement at the cost of exacerbating Hindu-Muslim tensions. The case traces its origins to 1992, when thousands of Hindu activists razed the historic Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, touching off nationwide riots that killed more than 2,000 people. The Hindu nationalist movement has long demanded the construction of a temple venerating the birthplace of the Hindu god Ram on the site of the former mosque. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main political arm of the Hindu nationalist movement, which also includes an ideological arm focused on the reform of society under the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a religious arm focused on the reform of Hinduism under the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has long championed building such a temple.