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Talking too much about India is not Indianess, but correcting the politicians, questioning the elected members, securing the social fabric, saving the democracy and reinstating the secular character are the Indianess.  While it's important to recognize that political and religious ideologies can be diverse, it appears that some individuals or groups associated with Hindutva, a political ideology in India that promotes an exclusive Hindu identity, have been propagating false narratives from 1925.  The question here pertains to why people might not be standing up for justice in response to these alleged fake narratives? There could be several reasons for this phenomenon: Lack of awareness: Many people may not be informed about the full scope of the issue or the extent of the false narratives being propagated. Media influence: The media can play a powerful role in shaping public opinion, and biased or one-sided coverage might contribute to the acceptance of false narratives. Conf...

      B ecoming the world’s most populous nation allows India to burnish its credentials as a global economic and political heavyweight. With a population that is much younger than those of China, the US and the EU, there will be renewed interest in India’s potential to be a beacon of liberal values. The west is eager to draw a democratic giant into its orbit. China and India will together account for about half of all global growth this year. But India risks emulating its bigger northern neighbour’s economic ascent under tight political control by a dominant authoritarian party. Hindu nationalism in India is writing an epitaph for the country’s experiment with multi-ethnic secular democracy. Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has weakened institutions meant to keep the state both transparent and accountable. Information is censored, civil society hounded and protests suppressed. It is absurd that opposition leaders have been targeted to the ...