PDF-(READ)-Modi\'s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy

A riveting account of how a popularly elected leader has steered the worlds largest democracy toward authoritarianism and intoleranceOver the past two decades thanks to Narendra Modi Hindu nationalism has been coupled with a form of nationalpopulism that has ensured its success at the polls first in Gujarat and then in India at large Modi managed to seduce a substantial number of citizens by promising them development and polarizing the electorate along ethnoreligious lines Both facets of this nationalpopulism found expression in a highly personalized political style as Modi related directly to the voters through all kinds of channels of communication in order to saturate the public spaceDrawing on original interviews conducted across India Christophe Jaffrelot shows how Modis government has moved India toward a new form of democracy an ethnic democracy that equates the majoritarian community with the nation and relegates Muslims and Christians to secondclass citizens who are harassed by vigilante groups He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists intellectuals universities and NGOs Jaffrelot explains how the political system of India has acquired authoritarian features for other reasons too Eager to govern not only in New Delhi but also in the states the government has centralized power at the expense of federalism and undermined institutions that were part of the checks and balances including Indias Supreme CourtModis India is a sobering account of how a oncevibrant democracy can go wrong when a government backed by popular consent suppresses dissent while growing increasingly intolerant of ethnic and religious minorities. Sophie Shemas. Feminism and Religion?. Generally thought that the two don’t mix well. Most practiced religions often based off patriarchal structure. What about Hindu feminists?. Face a heightened challenge within India. and Nationalism. How complexity permits ethnic nationalists and multiculturalists to rub along together. Eric Kaufmann, Birkbeck College, University of London. e.kaufmann@bbk.ac.uk. Complexity Theory. Beyond. e.kaufmann@bbk.ac.uk. ;. twitter: . @. epkaufm. ; . web: . www.sneps.net. Numbers = Power?. Demography usually affects politics indirectly, or in association with another factor. Ethnonational. What about the Jews?. Schedule. Historical Background. Emancipation. Rise of modern nationalism and anti-Semitism. Options. Conclusion. Norman Davies: God‘s Playground. A History of Poland. Vol 1. New York 1982. 600 – 1600 . Gupta Empire collapses by 600 CE. After the collapse . . .. India . divided by regional states.. Harsha. . Vardhana. (r. 606–646) . united northern states during his reign. He was a Buddhist. Al-. Qaeda . leader . Ayman. al-Zawahiri. After year of silence, last week he released video announcing to join newly established Al-Qaeda faction in India. He specifically named three states in India: . At Half-Time. Successes, failures, and work-in-progress. The Modi Paradox. The government has done well in areas that are difficult (legislation and reforms), and fared poorly in areas that are easy (budgets). 1857 and Aftermath. Revolt of 1857: led by Indian princes, . joined . by peasants, . sought BRING . BACK OLD order, . but . old order itself divided: hence regionally limited. Though major shock to British, . Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made his first foreign tour to Bhutan. He is on a 2 day official visit to Bhutan on 15 June 2014- 16 June 2014.. He was accompanied by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh. A grand welcome was accorded by Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Prime Minister Tshering. Tempering populist rhetoric for the online brand of Narendra Modi Joyojeet Pal*, Dinsha Mistree**, Tanya Madhani*** * University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, joyojeet@umich.edu ** Stan ford Law School, 1 By Andreas Patasis , Jamie Kwong, Brian Kerrigan, Ramya Ramjee, Jacob Lokshin, Galen Erickson Key Terms Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Hindutva Hindu nationalism Vinayak Damodar Savraka INDIA The Modi Phenomenon and the Re-Making of IndiaBrahma Chellaney a time when an increasingly powerful and revisionist China is encroaching into India’s maritime space.Modi’s Impact on Domestic PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE ANDDISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HASBEEN GRANTED BYBEST COPYAVAILABLEMILERoSACKLER GALLERY o SM11THSONMI