Hindutva
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The ‘Hindutva’ attack protocol
RecoveringNewsJunkie criticises a tweet reposted by Azad Essa that labelled Priyanka Chopra “Hindutva-fascist”, despite her public support for Palestine. He argues this reflects an agenda to demonise India and Hindus,…
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Why 2014 happened in 2014
Nachiketa asks why Hindutva took until 2014 to assert itself, suggesting Gandhi’s murder by a Hindutva follower and the slow socialist-era economy as the two reasons, and invites comments.
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What is Akhand Bharat ?
Prompted by the Akhand Bharat maps used by the RSS and allied groups, the author asks what the historically fair boundaries of Indian civilisation were around 500, 1000 and 1500…
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Zia-Era Pakistan & Today’s India
Commenting on a reader’s dismissal of comparing Zia-era Pakistan with Modi’s India, X.T.M notes both pair economic growth with cultural conservatism, and asks whether right-wing politics is how societies answer…
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Come Fly with me to Far Bombay
Writing from Bombay, X.T.M ranges across commentariat debates, praises Sher Shah Suri over the Mughals, comments on Hindutva and liberal intelligentsia, argues renaming Indian cities cost brand value, and sees…
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Brown Pundits: Broad Church or Narrow Canon?
X.T.M answers Kabir’s charge of ‘soft Hindutva’ bias at Brown Pundits, arguing the forum’s bias is civilisational engagement rather than Hindutva, that Hindu introspection drives much of its energy, and…
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and What Is a Civilizational State?
X.T.M argues that moderation exists to keep open discussion open, then defines a civilisational state as a nation that sees itself as the continuation of an ancient cultural memory. On…
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Let Hindus Decide for India
X.T.M argues that a coalition of Islamists, liberal elites and foreign commentators resists Hindu political consolidation, that Hinduism and India are coterminous, and that those who opted out of Hindustan…
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Did the Muslim League and RSS Want the Same Thing?
X.T.M asks whether the Muslim League’s demand for a Muslim-majority Pakistan differs in kind from the RSS wanting a Hindu-majority India, arguing both rejected a shared national project and that…
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“What You Hate is What You Love” — Reflections on the Indo-Pak Obsession
X.T.M argues that Indian reactions to Pakistan, especially in the Hindi–Hindu belt, show an intimate sibling rivalry rather than indifference, and that the divide of 1947 remains psychic as well…
