What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore how the Hindu nationalist movement uses state-sanctioned violence to reshape India's political landscape.

April 1, 2026

The Violence of Hindu Nationalist Statecraft

Key Points

To explore how the Hindu nationalist movement uses state-sanctioned violence to reshape India's political landscape.
Analyzed the ideological vision of the Hindu nationalist movement.
Examined legislative actions by the Modi government.
Investigated grassroots activism and vigilantism under the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The systematic use of state-backed violence marginalizes Muslims and other minorities.
India's secular democracy is facing a shift towards authoritarianism.
Legislation has been used to reinforce the transformation into an ethnostate.

Abstract

The Hindu nationalist movement’s ideological vision has been systematically pursued through the use of state-sanctioned violence. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party, this strategy has relied on both grassroots activism and vigilantism and a form of statecraft implemented through legislation at state and federal levels to marginalize Muslims and other minorities. In the process, India’s secular democracy has been transformed into an authoritarian ethnostate.

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