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Nazneen Mohsina is a Research Assistant at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. Before assuming this position, she was a Rsearch Analyst in the Studies in Inter-Religious Relations in Plural Societies (SRP) program and a Graduate Student of International Relations at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
The Shift to Majoritarian Politics and Sectarianism in India: Domestic and International Responses
There has been a visible shift towards majoritarian politics and sectarianism in India since the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) accession to power in 2014. The party has promoted a Hindutva ideology that declares India as fundamentally Hindu and as such, its culture should be viewed in terms of Hindu ideas and values. This article discusses the series of controversial policies that the BJP under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has implemented since its re-election in 2019 and the domestic as well as international reactions they have elicited.
Anti-India Sentiments in South Asia: Terrorist Recruitment Narratives
India’s strategic choices in South Asia have prompted it to interfere in the domestic affairs of some of its neighbors. As a result, India has become a part of domestic politics of most of its neighboring states where anti-India sentiment is often used to bolster the nationalist credentials of various political formations. Importantly, such sentiments have been leveraged by Jihadist groups — especially those operating in Pakistan and Bangladesh — to shore up support for themselves.
