http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).07
10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).07
Published : Mar 2022
The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era
The research article addresses the underline reason for opting for Secularism in India by Nehru.Nehru knew India was a home of people from different cultures, languages, religions, and ethnicities. So,choosing one religion, i.e., Hinduism, would create problems for the rest of the religions, and in the future other religions may ask for a separate country. An aggressive reaction was seen by other parties who wanted to protect Hinduism after the adoption of Secularism in India. Secularism welcomes all religions and allows people of its Nation to live freely by treating everyone equally. Gandhi also announced his view on Secularism and how he considered it a western concept and would not fit in easily. Gandhi believed that you could not separate religion from state policies. Nevertheless, Nehru was more than convinced, so he chose Secularism as an ideology for India.
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Hindutva, Secularism, RSS, Modia Era, Gandhi
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(1) Hajra Nasir
Research Scholar, Department of International Relations, COMSATS, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Mariam Asif
Lecturer, National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Saima Gul
Lecturer, Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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Cite this article
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APA : Nasir, H., Asif, M., & Gul, S. (2022). The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII(I), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).07
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CHICAGO : Nasir, Hajra, Mariam Asif, and Saima Gul. 2022. "The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII (I): 66-75 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).07
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HARVARD : NASIR, H., ASIF, M. & GUL, S. 2022. The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII, 66-75.
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MHRA : Nasir, Hajra, Mariam Asif, and Saima Gul. 2022. "The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII: 66-75
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MLA : Nasir, Hajra, Mariam Asif, and Saima Gul. "The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII.I (2022): 66-75 Print.
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OXFORD : Nasir, Hajra, Asif, Mariam, and Gul, Saima (2022), "The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, VII (I), 66-75
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TURABIAN : Nasir, Hajra, Mariam Asif, and Saima Gul. "The Promulgation of Hindutava Ideology under Secularism's Curtain in the Modi Era." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 66-75. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2022(VII-I).07