Hindu nationalism now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in power
Voice of America
FILE- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sandalwood paste and vermilion applied on his forehead during the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor in Varanasi, India, Dec. 13, 2021. FILE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the country's Independence Day in New Delhi, India, Aug. 15, 2014. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets during the unveiling of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party’s election manifesto in New Delhi, India, April 14, 2024.
Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders.
Grade 12 students use hand fans as they attend a class at the Commonwealth High School in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2024. FILE - An empty classroom of a school named Udayan Uchcha Madhyamik Bidyalaya, is pictured as all schools are closed due to on going heatwave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 25, 2024. Grade 12 students use a portable electric fan and hand fans inside a classroom at the Commonwealth High School, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, April 18, 2024.