HINDU NATIONALISM AND THE FATE OF SECULARISM IN INDIA: PREDICAMENTS AND ITS PROSPECTS

Authors

  • Jalal-Ud-Din Kakar University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Akif Khokhar University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Ziafat Zishan University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i2.597

Abstract

Since 2014, India has witnessed substantial change under the Modi administration. As India's prime minister and a former RSS member, Modi has advocated the Hindutva agenda, which entails converting the country from a secular to a Hindu State. India is the second-most populous country in the world and has the largest democracy. India is a very ethnically, culturally, and religiously diverse country. A democratic country with such a sizable population must maintain a pluralistic society, which India has for a very long time, even before partition. However, the current resurgence of Hindu nationalism has raised concerns about minorities' futures. Indian secularism is having a difficult time adjusting to the issue of growing Hindu nationalism. By using the Psychocultural theory to explain the relationships between ethnic groups inside India and how it constitutes a threat to the future of secularism in India. In this research article, secondary data will be employed.

Keywords: Secularism, BJP, Hindu Nationalism. Content Analysis, Hindu Rashtra, Psychocultural Theory.

Author Biographies

  • Jalal-Ud-Din Kakar, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

    M.Phil. Scholar (International Relations), 

     

  • Muhammad Akif Khokhar, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

    MS Scholar (Security and Strategic Studies)

  • Ziafat Zishan, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

    M.Phil. Scholar (International Relations)

     

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Published

2022-06-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“HINDU NATIONALISM AND THE FATE OF SECULARISM IN INDIA: PREDICAMENTS AND ITS PROSPECTS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1028–1038, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i2.597.