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Not more of this pearl-clutching sensationalist reporting. India has shown no signs (any more than before) of the Hindu nationalism that was supposed to sweep the nation once Modi came to power. He is no more Hindu nationalist than Shashi "Why I am a Hindu" Tharoor (one can't give it away, the other can't pay for it).

Modi will fall, oh sure, Modi will fall. But mostly because he did not deliver on all his promises of economic miracles, which really, being a pragmatic people, is mostly what Indians care about. Indians are either too smart or too busy (or both) to care about the nuances of history as written in text books for children (which they only read before the exams to regurgiate).

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Because they are preparing to roll out their agenda in their second term. They cannot jeopardise it by being too open about it now before the next elections.

There are working committees in the RSS already drafting amendments to the constitution.

How do you know about this? Do you know people working on it?

I think he is talking about this article: https://thewire.in/43846/rss-ideologue-govindacharya-we-will...

Doesn't mean anything at all. But its not like the news is alien. This sort of thing just keeps coming up in the news all the time.

These people can talk whatever they want...does not mean that government is out to eliminate everyone else who is not Hindu. If they had influence, we would have seen this happen a long time ago. Indian society is maturing faster than any news article can summarize. Common people in India are too busy feeding their families now than to think of where they came from.

TheWire is a known propaganda machine. Just look how much in cahoots with the old Govt their founders Siddharth Varadarajan and the other guy were in. They were paid by funds from the previous Vice President for absolutely nothing

Wasn't banning beef support of Hindu nationalism?

Excluding Taj Mahal really!!!

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/11/ta...

If you really thought there were going to be quick miracles the problem, I'm sorry lies with you. Miracles were a soundbite.

The plan is for a long term and organic growth. You cannot not congratulate him for making gutsy decisions. The hugely unpopular demonetization.

>>The plan is for a long term and organic growth.

>>The hugely unpopular demonetization.

Pick one.

>> India has shown no signs (any more than before) of the Hindu nationalism that was supposed to sweep the nation once Modi came to power.

I see a bubble here. There have been plenty of killings in the name of "beef"(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Dadri_mob_lynching) etc., for starters.

The social media/MSM discourse is more polarized than ever. The actions (or more importantly, inactions) of this government have given a clear indication that spreading venom of hatred is cool, and that "Hindu vs. Muslim" debate is still important and relevant.

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