For once, the secularists have it right. The nationalism by which the Hindutva crowd swears, is a Western invention. Feelings for your home country are universal, and natives of India will need no prodding nor any foreign or native ideology to defend their country when necessary. [...]
September 28, 2017
Dr Koenraad Elst
Analysis/Insights, Archives
In the ongoing campaign to throw at Narendra Modi(NaMo) whatever dirt one can find, Ramachandra Guha (“Degradation of Discourse”, Times of India, 6 Jan. 2014) accuses him of yet another flaw: the use of foul language against political opponents. His article is illustrated with a photograph of Modi chatting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Now, [...]
January 21, 2014
Dr Koenraad Elst
Analysis/Insights