Narendra Modi’s BJP views NGO activists as defiant because they challenge conventional notions of power, social structures and hierarchies that conflict with the idea of Hindu majoritarianism.
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Despite branding himself India’s ‘watchman’, Modi has a mixed record when it comes to keeping India secure.
Modi and the political party he represents are adherents of Hindutva, an ideology. It is fundamentally different from the faith, Hinduism.
India’s re-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a victory speech that presented himself as a selfless and humble ascetic. This vision goes far to promote a Hindu nationalist ‘new’ India.
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A panel of academic experts assess Narendra Modi's victory in the final episode of our India Tomorrow series.
In Narendra Modi, India has found a development messiah.
The Bharatiya Janata Party of Narendra Modi has claimed victory in the world’s biggest democratic exercise.
Modi has been given an overwhelming mandate to continue his reform agenda in India, but he faces many challenges in his second term as prime minister.
Narendra Modi looks poised to win the Indian election, even though India’s long-standing economic and social problems haven’t been tackled to any great extent.
Anti-caste and Dalit movements have emerged as a voice to count on as India’s 2019 legislative elections unfold.
This is a transcript of part 6 of India Tomorrow, focusing on India’s huge population of young people.
India’s elections are not about policy issues. Instead, they have zeroed in on the leadership of Narendra Modi and, through him, the legitimacy of Hinduness as India’s new dominant ideology.
As the rich get richer in India, many voters seem willing to overlook their everyday struggles, hoping that the trickle-down effect of a “business friendly” government will help the overall economy.
Modi has had mixed successes in delivering on big promises to transform India’s economy.
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, rode to power in 2014 promising economic transformation.
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Part five of India Tomorrow takes a look at India’s economy.
India election 2019: millions of Indian youth are underemployed and going to the polls
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The world's largest democracy will see its biggest young voter turnout since gaining independence 72 years ago, with millions delivering their verdict on Narendra Modi's BJP government.
India has become a difficult place for NGOs to operate.
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We focus on Kashmir in the third part of our India Tomorrow podcast series: its history, the lives of its people, and the conflict over its future.
This is a transcript of episode three of The Anthill podcast series India Tomorrow on Kashmir.
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Associate Professor, International Politics, University of Adelaide
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Professor of International Relations, Griffith University
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Distinguished Professor of Political Science and the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations, Indiana University
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Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Visiting Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD), Professor of Politics, International Relations, and Critical Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Westminster
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Professor and Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Senior Lecturer in Asian Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development, SOAS, University of London
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