secularism
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Hooray to the ceasefire
Argues that Partition came from elite insecurity and ideological maximalism, not mass demand, with the Muslim League and the RSS as mirror movements, and that its cost fell on ordinary…
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The Indian Overton: Saffron Secularism
The Emissary argues that Indian and international commentary misreads the BJP’s rule, pointing to economic growth, minority attitudes and Narendra Modi’s popularity, and sees the party as the dead centre…
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On identifying with the label “Liberal” over “Conservative”
Prompted by a Twitter exchange with Akshay Alladi, the author explains why he identifies as a liberal rather than a conservative or ‘Hindutva liberal’, setting out his biases as a…
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Not all societies are identical
Responding to Hindu Right questions about why liberals tolerate France’s crackdown on Muslims after Samuel Paty’s murder, the author argues that nations differ historically, contrasting France’s individual-only emancipation and nation-building…
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Hindu atheist vs. Secular Jihadists
Razib Khan reacts to a podcast between Jarin Jove and the Secular Jihadist hosts, finding Jove’s arguments on Hindu nationalism sophistic and close to American social justice reasoning, and warning…
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Looking to the east: a different secularism than the West
Responding to a piece linking Hagia Sophia to India, the author asks whether Western-style secularism can take root in non-Christian societies without the Reformation and Enlightenment, suggesting that religion defines…
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All that matters is which way you are punching
Responding to a New Yorker passage on Modi, Razib Khan argues that some Hindu nationalists want a nation-state built on an ethnoreligious core, much like Pakistan’s original vision, and that…
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Was India ever really “secular”?
Starting from a book asking whether Europe was ever really Christian, the author argues India’s secularism was a chimera, a collectivist society ruled by an English-speaking elite, whose failure to…
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Modi has failed us but at least he put the Muslims in their place
Extracts from Kapil Komireddi’s column on India’s 2019 election, which says Hindu voters tell him Modi has failed them but has at least put Muslims in their place, plus the…
