“India is no longer a land of nuances. A significant part of its population wants an assertive government and a black-and-white narrative where subjugated Hindus are reclaiming their identity, and the foreigners who colonized the country in the past—the British and, before them, Muslims—are cast as villains. Such an approach risks turning a multidimensional country into a cardboard caricature of itself. “ https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/22/ram-mandir-modi-keeps-promise-ayodhya-hindu-temple-election/
India's Modi Keeps His Promise With Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

The massive publicity around the consecration of a temple to the Hindu warrior-king Rama further consolidates the Indian prime minister’s political dominance.

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