Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy

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In March 2008, the Supreme Court of India reopened several cases related to the riots, including that of the Gulbarg Society massacre, and established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the issue. India: The Modi Question, a 2023 BBC documentary, examines Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots and his record as Prime Minister of India.

PM Modi third most followed world leader on Twitter, Sushma Swaraj most popular among women leaders". For many Hindus this represents the righting of an ancient wrong: the location is also the mythical birthplace of the Hindu god Ram.The giant technology-services sector hopes to make a fortune as companies around the world seek help in adopting artificial intelligence. Sources stating that RSS had a deep impact on the political hierarchy of the BJP, specially in the case of Narendra Modi. Modi's foreign policy, similarly to that of the preceding Congress government, focused on improving economic ties, security and regional relations. Modi began a high-profile sanitation campaign, controversially initiated the 2016 demonetisation of high-denomination banknotes and introduced the Goods and Services Tax, and weakened or abolished environmental and labour laws.

The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution on India that condemns “acts of violence, increasing nationalistic rhetoric, and divisive policies” under the Modi administration. In Ahmedabad, Modi renewed his acquaintance with Inamdar, who was based at the Hedgewar Bhavan (RSS headquarters) in the city. In 2008, Modi offered land in Gujarat to Tata Motors to set up a plant manufacturing the Nano car after popular agitation had forced the company to move out of West Bengal. Development in Gujarat was generally limited to the urban middle class, and citizens in rural areas and those from lower castes were increasingly marginalised. In the show, Modi treks through jungles, and talks about nature and wildlife conservation with Grylls.

According to scholars Nandini Sundar and Kiran Bhatty, many of these appointees did not possess the qualifications for their positions. In March 2023, Modi excercised cricket diplomacy by hosting his counterpart Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese for a "Friendship through Cricket" event to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties at the 75 Years of Friendship through Cricket Event at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Campaigns in which he has participated have focused on Modi as an individual, an unusual tactic for the BJP and RSS.

In June 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency in India that lasted until 1977. He discusses how the promotion of Hindu nationalism has resulted in attacks against secularists, intellectuals, universities, and NGOs. The boom in cotton production and its semi-arid land use [180] led to Gujarat's agricultural sector growing at an average rate of 9.

Modi completed his higher secondary education in Vadnagar in 1967; his teachers described him as an average student and a keen, gifted debater with an interest in theatre. His account of helping his father sell tea at the Vadnagar railway station has not been reliably corroborated.

In 1978, Modi received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in political science from the School of Open Learning [78] at the Delhi University. More than 19,000 Indian nationals were evacuated, [403] [404] including some from neighbouring countries. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Modi left his uncle's employment and became a full-time pracharak (campaigner) for the RSS, [74] working under Inamdar.

A substantial portion of the military budget was devoted to personnel costs commentators wrote the budget was constraining Indian military modernisation. His administration has been criticised for using a democratic mandate to undermine democratic processes, including focusing on Hindu-nationalist priorities rather than economic development.