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Topic: Hindutva

In the run-up to 2019, Modi govt to track social media to boost nationalism

Modi government wants more powerful social media tools to shape a positive narrative about India and encourage nationalism ahead of a busy election season.

The Rahul Gandhi Defence League is obsessed with the wrong problem

In denial that Rahul Gandhi has an image problem, his supporters can’t see beyond Hindutva.

India Today and The New Indian Express deny Hindutva push allegations made by Cobrapost

Cobrapost released a series of sting videos, claiming several media houses had agreed to carry Hindutva campaign in return for crores of rupees ahead of 2019 polls.

Hindutva card pays off for the BJP in communally-sensitive coastal Karnataka

Leaders raked up the murders of Hindu activists and the growing Muslim population, while RSS & VHP cadres worked on the ground to swing it the BJP’s way.

Five factors that will decide who wins the battle for Karnataka

From Siddaramaiah’s sub-nationalism to BJP’s Hindutva gambit, these five factors will decide whether Congress will retain its biggest state or BJP will return to power in the...

Communalism in India is now several shades darker than what it was in the 1970s

In Everyday Communalism: Riots in Contemporary Uttar Pradesh, authors Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar make a serious attempt to understand the contemporary form of communal politics in India.

Rajiv Gandhi played both ways and lost, now Rahul is trying his hand at soft Hindutva

Some in the Congress party ask why the voters in Karnataka have to choose between various flavours of Hindu identity.

TalkPoint: Is Mohan Bhagwat right in saying that only united Hindus can save India?

RSS's Mohan Bhagwat asked all Hindus to unite to save the country from being taken advantage of. Experts weigh in on whether he is justified in saying this.

VD Savarkar: The man credited with creating Hindutva didn’t want it restricted to Hindus

In this excerpt from his book 'Why I Am A Hindu', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor explains Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's vision of Hindutva and how it was closely linked with nationalism. 

Exclusive: Buoyed by Cauvery verdict, Siddaramaiah takes on BJP & ‘irrelevant’ Modicare

Karnataka CM believes Congress will get a majority on its own in upcoming polls, says people won’t trust Yeddyurappa, Amit Shah or Narendra Modi again.

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RSS at 100 — ‘No permanent enemies’, flexible ideology, Bollywood embrace

While critics continue to identify the RSS with its ideological dogmatism, it is the organisation’s dynamism and flexibility that allow it to make the strides it does.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.