Tag Archives: Hindu

On the Secularity of the Indian Army and the Impending Danger to the Indian Nation-State

Since the Modi government came to power, it has been trying hard to centralize all powers in its hands. The goal of the Modi government and its ideological backers, RSS, is to change the secular nature of the Indian nation-state and turn it into a religious theocracy like Iran, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. The RSS ideologues […]

Hindus and their Holy Cow

After the sweeping election win of Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP party four years ago, there is a barrage of misleading propaganda coming from Modi and his government about the so-called glorious past of India and the sacred Hindu culture. Hindu fundamentalist forces (sic), under the tutelage of Modi and his government, are […]

India’s Holy Cow

by Madhusudan Raj The present Narendra Modi government of India issued orders banning the selling of cattle (cow and buffalo) beef a couple of days ago. This diktat has created a fury in various Indian states, especially the southern states and the state of West Bengal both of which have now announced that they will […]