AYODHYA, RAM TEMPLE AND SECULARISM
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AYODHYA, RAM TEMPLE AND SECULARISM
The ground breaking ceremony in Ayodhya with the prime minister of India presiding, is an important moment in the political evolution of the Republic. The ritual, for some analysts, marks the enthronement of the idea of India as a Hindu Nation. The study explains the irrelevance/relevance of secularists and Opposition; the colonisation of both religion and secularism; distinction between ‘constitutional secularism’ and ‘party-political secularism’; and that the temple is about Modi more than anything else etc.
Situation assessment as on 17 August (2,075 words)
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Date of SS: 17, August
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