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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
How the RSS Propelled the BJP to Power in Delhi State Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
While political parties engaged in high-decibel mud-slinging at each other, RSS cadres engaged people face-to-face in meetings in their homes. It worked.
The Rise of the BJP’s Hindutva Ideology in Bangladesh
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
India’s Hindu nationalist symbols and slogans are gaining popularity in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.
RSS, the Ideological Mentor of India’s Ruling BJP, Enters its 100th Year
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Its overwhelming grip over institutions has been possible because in the century gone by the RSS has transformed into a massive banyan tree that stands on a hundred trunks.
Once a Fringe Ideology, Hindu Nationalism is Now Mainstream, Thanks to Modi
By Krutika Pathi and Sheikh Saaliq
Modi has made Hindu nationalism acceptable, even desirable, to a nation of 1.4 billion that for decades prided itself on pluralism and secularism.
Why is Modi Scared of INDIA?
By Ashutosh
The name of the opposition alliance is a bold announcement that the BJP/RSS can’t claim India as their own as they are opposed to the very idea itself.
Will India’s Hindu Nationalists Prevent the Privatization of Air India?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The second Modi government may have to contest economic policy with the preferences of India’s ardent nationalists.
Heiner Bielefeldt
By Vishal Arora
The Diplomat speaks with Prof Heiner Bielefeldt, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, about his understanding of secularism in India.
“Hindu Terror” Remarks Stoke BJP Flames
India’s home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has inflamed the Hindu right by accusing them of using terror.
The Great RSS Image Makeover
One particular political party in India appears to be moderating its positions ahead of the 2014 election.
The Idea of Pakistan
The assassinations of two liberal politicians reflects the threat to the ‘idea’ of Pakistan. But India also has radicals.
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