The right-wing Hindu group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-from which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party emerged-has launched an international lobbying campaign to counter mounting global condemnation over its involvement in attacks on minority communities. The RSS outreach, which includes high-level visits to the United States, Germany, and Britain, comes in the wake of a […]
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RSS Steps Into Washington’s Policy Arena
On April 23, 2026, the Hudson Institute’s New India Conference brought the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to within shouting distance of the White House. The agenda sounded innocuous-panels on India’s place in the world and its evolving economy-but the third panel (“New Paths Forward for US?India Relations”) seated Ram Madhav, president of India’s powerful India […]
NDU seminar sheds light on RSS’ negative role in the region
The National Defence University (NDU) on Tuesday hosted a seminar titled “Hindutva Ideology in Pursuit of Hindu Rashtra,” where speakers discussed the rise of Hindutva thinking, the role of the RSS, and its impact on the region, including Pakistan. Former Pakistani Ambassador Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi Qureshi told the audience that the world is moving in […]