Modi's India : Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy

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Cover Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Map of India Introduction: The Three Ages of India’s Democracy Part I. The Hindu Nationalist Power Quest: Hindutva and Populism 1. Hindu Nationalism: A Different Idea of India Hindutva: What It Means to Be a Hindu Sangh Parivar and Politics The Social Profile of Hindu Nationalism 2. Modi in Gujarat: The Making of a National-Populist Hero A Pure Product of the RSS “The Emperor of Hindu Hearts” Moditva: Personalization of Power and Heroization A Charismatic Leader Sealing the Fate of the Moderation Thesis 3. Modi’s Rise to Power, or How to Exploit Hope, Fear, and Anger The Political Orchestration of the Hindu Sense of Vulnerability The Rise of the Bajrang Dal and the Plebeianization of Hindu Nationalism A New Social Profile: The Sangh Parivar and Its “Angry Young Men” The 2014 Election Campaign 4. Welfare or Well-Being? Antipoverty Policies or Politics of Dignity? Villagers as Losers Diluting Reservations Modi, Champion of the Elite Conclusion to Part I Part II. The World’s Largest de Facto Ethnic Democracy 5. Hindu Majoritarianism against Secularism Hinduizing the Public Space The Crusade against “Liberals” 6. Targeting Minorities Anti-Christian Xenophobia Recurrent Mobilizations against Muslims 7. A De Facto Hindu Rashtra: Indian-Style Vigilantism The Bajrang Dal, the Sangh Parivar’s Armed Wing Vigilantes and State Administrations The Rise of a Parallel State: Law and Order as Moral Order Digital Vigilantism and Physical Violence against “Sickularists” Conclusion to Part II Part III. The Indian Version of Competitive Authoritarianism 8. Deinstitutionalizing India Who’s Afraid of the Lokpal? The Slow Death of the Right to Information The Vain Resistance of the Central Bureau of Investigation The National Investigation Agency and the CBI: From “Caged Parrots” to Watchdogs on a Leash The Supreme Court, from Resistance to Surrender What Fourth Estate? 9. Toward “Electoral Authoritarianism”: The 2019 Elections Chowkidar Modi A Well-Oiled Election Machine Caste Politics and Its Paradoxes An Uneven Electoral Playing Ground Modi’s BJP: The Elitist Hegemon 10. The Making of an Authoritarian Vigilante State Fighting Political Opponents by Other Means—in and out of Parliament The Making of a Majoritarian State Fighting Dissent Policemen as Vigilantes and “Urban Naxals” as Political Prisoners 11. Indian Muslims: From Social Marginalization to Institutional Exclusion and Judicial Obliteration Invisible in the Republic: Long-Standing but Aggravated Institutional Marginality Muslims in Dealings with the Police and the Courts Judicial Majoritarianism: Preparing the Ground for a Ram Temple in Ayodhya Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index