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Why It Matters

India, Modi, and Hindu Nationalism

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations

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4.2876 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most popular man in India. On track to be elected for a third term, he has boosted the country’s global standing and propelled strong economic growth while consolidating power and galvanizing majoritarian support for his Hindu nationalist agenda—all while growing closer to the United States. How could Hindu nationalism reshape India?   Ashok Swain (Head of Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University) Hartosh Singh Bal (Executive Editor, The Caravan)   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit us at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/india-modi-and-hindu-nationalism

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0:00.0

Baudi has awakened Hinduism.

0:07.6

India was always a Hindu state and will always be.

0:10.3

Those who have gone out of the Hindu fold must be brought back the whole brought back into the Hindu faith, brought back to the mother faith.

0:18.8

India's blockbuster prime minister is gearing up for another election.

0:23.0

His two-plus decades in politics is likely to get it is third term.

0:27.0

But some people are worried about the direction the country is going in,

0:31.0

one that prioritizes India's majority Hindu population and threatens

0:35.2

minorities, especially Muslims. In about two weeks, India will publish the results of its national elections.

0:51.0

Indian democracy is famous for its raucous nature and its massive scale, but this

0:56.4

cycle does not have much in the way of suspense.

1:00.3

Because for the past 10 years, Prime Minister Nerengra Modi

1:03.9

has enjoyed extraordinary popularity and power,

1:07.4

and most analysts expect that he will be starting

1:10.0

his third term in office this summer.

1:13.2

During his tenure, India has changed dramatically.

1:16.4

It has become the world's fifth largest economy,

1:19.3

and tens of millions of its people have been lifted out of poverty. It has also emerged as a

1:24.7

critical partner of the United States amid intense competition with China.

1:29.7

But there's a second story alongside this one.

1:34.0

Modi has become increasingly repressive.

1:37.0

He's cracked down on the press, jailed opposition leaders,

1:40.0

and many observers say that he has manipulated the courts.

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