The recent launch of a book by India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Operation Sindoor, claims by Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh that Indian forces destroyed multiple Pakistani aircraft during the Operation, and comical claims by Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti that Indian forces had shot down 13 Pakistani aircraft during the May 2025 […]
West Bengal Elections and Hindutva-Driven Majoritarian Politics in India
The recent state elections in the Indian state of West Bengal highlight the growing influence of Hindutva-driven majoritarian politics in India. For the first time, the Hindu nationalist BJP party achieved a majority, securing 207 of 293 seats and reducing the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of Mamta Banerjee, who has ruled the state for over […]
India’s Operation De-Sindoor
The politicisation of religious and cultural symbols by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for electoral gains is not a new phenomenon in India. The image of the Hindu deity Lord Rama was invoked by the BJP in the 1990s as a symbol of Hindu identity and Hindu nationalism to push for the construction of the […]