Understanding Modi and Minorities: the BJP-led NDA Government in India and Religious Minorities

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description In the May 2014 general elections in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the majority party. The BJP has formed a coalition with regional parties (the National Democratic Alliance), but many view the event as a “critical election,” presaging the realignment of Indian politics along Hindu nationalist values. This article reviews the approaches used to understand the BJP-led NDA government’s policies toward religious minorities and argues that far from marking a radical departure, there are more continuities than discontinuities in these policies with previous administrations.
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author Kim, Heewon
author_facet Kim, Heewon
authorStr Kim, Heewon
author_letter Kim, Heewon
title Understanding Modi and Minorities: the BJP-led NDA Government in India and Religious Minorities
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2017
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/24476/

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