HINDUSTAN ideology is seen as damaging Indian secularism through sustained push to the vision of India as an explicitly Hindu nation state (Hindu Rashtra). BJP under the leadership of PM Narrinder Modi is deeply involved in institutionalizing this concept which fundamentally contradicts the constitutionally mandated secular and pluralistic foundations. State supported systematic thrust to this ideology has led to the marginalization of minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians, vis a vis increased social and political polarization.

Hindu nationalism, also known as Hindutva, is a transnational far-right political ideology grounded in Hindu supremacy. In India, RSS influenced Hindu nationalists advocate a strict form of ethno-nationalism which practically negates the secular Indian republic and reimagine India as a state meant exclusively for the Hindu nation. In the........

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