Understanding Modi and Minorities: the BJP-led NDA Government in India and Religious Minorities

Kim, Heewon

Abstract

In the May 2014 general elections in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the majority party. The BJP has formed a coalition with regional parties (the National Democratic Alliance), but many view the event as a “critical election,” presaging the realignment of Indian politics along Hindu nationalist values. This article reviews the approaches used to understand the BJP-led NDA government’s policies toward religious minorities and argues that far from marking a radical departure, there are more continuities than discontinuities in these policies with previous administrations.

Citation

Kim, H. (in press). Understanding Modi and Minorities: the BJP-led NDA Government in India and Religious Minorities. India Review, 16(4), 357-376. https://doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2017.1378482

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 26, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 10, 2017
• Deposit Date: Sep 30, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 30, 2017
• Journal: India Review
• Print ISSN: 1473-6489
• Electronic ISSN: 1557-3036
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 357-376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14736489.2017.1378482