The Dig: Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik

Jacobin Radio · Oct 18, 2019 · 2h 7m

Perhaps nowhere is the far right stronger than in India. There, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, continues in power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi after winning a huge victory in this year’s elections. The BJP, however, isn’t just a party. It’s the electoral wing of a Hindu nationalist movement that constitutes the largest and most organized far-right force on earth. A deep dive with Indian scholar Achin Vanaik.

Read some of his recent work:

newleftreview.org/issues/II112/articles/achin-vanaik-india-s-two-hegemonies

jacobinmag.com/author/achin-vanaik

Thanks to Princeton University…