The Growing Hindutva Ideology and its implications on Muslims in India under Narendra Modi’s Regime: Prospects and Challenges for the Peace in Kashmir

Abstract

The growing Hindutva ideology under Narendra Mod’s regime has brought immense implications for the Muslims of India. since the ideology believes in uniformity of the religion, Muslims being a majority-minority have automatically become the target of the Hindutva ideologues. Muslims throughout the country are reported to be discriminated against. The spread of Hindutva has engulfed the territory of Kashmir, a disputed land between Pakistan and India. Hindutva-led BJP regime has led the country into a divide between the secularists and Hindu nationalists. This research aims to explore the role of Narendra Modi as a Prime Minister in the promotion of Hindutva. And to find out to what extent the policy-making of India Under Modi’s regime is influenced by this ideology. The research also tries to answer how stripping the autonomous status of Kashmir serves the Hindutva purpose.