Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP
Shyam Tekwani
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Opinion

Shyam Tekwani

As India enters 2021, Narendra Modi’s Hindutva project is on a roll

  • Putting aside the challenges it faced this year, Modi’s government is forging ahead to rescript the idea of India around the myth of a supreme Hindu race
  • The resurgence of Chinese clout on the global stage has been a boon for India and Hindutva as other countries seek defence and economic ties with New Delhi

Shyam Tekwani
Shyam Tekwani

Updated: 12:01pm, 21 Dec, 2020

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been quick to stifle any perfunctory voices of concern from outside India about rising Hindu nationalism. Photo: AFP
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Shyam Tekwani

Shyam Tekwani

Shyam Tekwani is a professor at the Daniel K Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, where he specialises in political violence, terrorism and counterterrorism, security dynamics of South Asia, and the role of media in security.