Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy

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The episode was recorded in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, and was broadcast in India and 180 other countries. Coronavirus | India becomes first country in the world to report over 4 lakh new cases on 30 April 2021". Modi has actively promoted India’s role in global affairs as the world’s largest democracy, but a key pillar of democracy is accountability, and Modi has disregarded legitimate criticism of his repressive policies. He established financial and technology parks in the state and during the 2007 Vibrant Gujarat summit, real-estate investment deals worth ₹6. P olitics and religion cannot be mixed,” ruled India’s Supreme Court in 1994 in what was then considered a decisive elucidation of the country’s secular constitution.

Sixty of the 112 tehsils which had depleted the water table in 2004 had regained their normal groundwater levels by 2010. In December 2014, he abolished the Planning Commission, replacing it with the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), [239] [240] concentrating the power previously with the planning commission in the person of the PM. Jaffrelot shows with great precision how Modi has successfully mobilized the resentment of a younger generation unable to enter the glittering world of consumption while linking the promise of capitalist growth to the cultural agenda of Hindu nationalism.

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Modi's administration has observed a decline in GDP growth and increasing joblessness compared to the previous administration under Manmohan Singh. Hindutva remained a part of the campaign; BJP leaders used Hindutva-based rhetoric in several states.

The funds dedicated to poverty-reduction programmes and social welfare measures were greatly reduced by Modi's administration. Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on 17 September 1950 to a Gujarati Hindu family of grocers in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Bombay State (present-day Gujarat).

Macron, who wants to secure a fruitful partnership with India, should ensure that any deal does not further imperil the rights of the Indian people. The BJP’s parliamentary strength and Mr Modi’s popularity have made it possible to push through difficult reforms, including a national sales tax. The scheme led to an additional 24% of Indian households having access to LPG in 2019 as compared to 2014. During the 2014 election campaign, the BJP projected an image of Modi as a strong, masculine leader who would be able to take difficult decisions.Modi's nationalist populist leadership has afforded hegemonic status to his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. Following his second swearing-in ceremony as Prime Minister of India, a picture of Modi was displayed on the facade of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Modi's India provides a compelling account of how the nationalist populist leader has moved the country to a variant of ethnic democracy. Modi completed his higher secondary education in Vadnagar in 1967; his teachers described him as an average student and a keen, gifted debater with an interest in theatre.