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Topic: Hindu rashtra

How did Nepal become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’?

Nepal called itself ‘world’s only Hindu kingdom’ for much of the previous century. However, for most of history, the country was religiously, politically, and ethnically fragmented.

Ghaziabad’s Pinky Chaudhary quit Bajrang Dal to ‘save Hinduism’. It wasn’t aggressive enough

A police officer said he tried to convince Pinky Chaudhary that the people living in the slum were not Bangladeshis. But the HRD Hindu Raksha Dal chief refused to listen.

8 in 10 Indians believe country belongs to people of all religions, not just Hindus — pre-poll survey

Survey by Lokniti-CSDS also found that more young people than old support religious pluralism, and over half of Hindu respondents believe Ram Mandir will help consolidate Hindu identity.

BJP isn’t rupturing Brahminical social order. It’s replacing it with Savarkarite Hindutva

The new political Hindu order being established by BJP-RSS is a continuum of some sort of reform in Hindu society. Caste and hierarchy remain, but no overt exclusion is practised.

Modi asked ‘what next’ at Ayodhya. A new date, grander ritual for an official Hindu state

Ram temple has transformed India in its entirety. From party politics to cultural warfare, India or Bharat is undeniably Hindu today. Pluralism is just a colourful backdrop.

Gurugram-Nuh violence shows how our approach to Hindu Rashtra is wrong. Violence not the way

Hindutva needs several signposts and intermediate goalposts before we start believing that our Hindu identity is more important than the interests of our immediate social group.

Sangh openly saying Muslims, Christians can stay if they adopt Hindu attitude, it’s dangerous, says KK Shailaja

Kerala ex-health minister Shailaja weighs in on BJP’s Christian outreach in state, tolerance in India, privatisation under Modi govt & Covid crisis.

‘RSS stands for Hindu Rashtra, not anti-anybody’: Mohan Bhagwat slams ‘scare-mongering’

Speaking at annual Vijayadashami event, RSS chief says Sangh organises Hindu society to protect 'dharma, sanskriti and samaj'. He also emphasises goal of 'Akhand Bharat'.

India’s turned a blind Right eye to Hindutva violence, but it can be a threat to State itself

Street gangs are building a Hindu nationalist state with low-grade, everyday terrorism. Earlier phases of communal violence at least didn't undermine the authority of institutions.

BJP’s counterfeit rashtravad vs AAP’s copycat deshbhakti — India needs to be saved from both

The nationalism promoted by BJP-RSS, and mimicked by AAP, is the opposite of Indian nationalism. This version has no interest in healing wounds that affect national unity.

On Camera

Nehru is suddenly back in the news. This time, the BJP could not criticise him

The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.