Sote: I have to say, it is a fascinating readin i enjoyed it very much. All right, sote, thanks for that. Let's get to the specifics that you mention in your books. One o, one of the distinctions that you make in the book, not your own distinction, i know, one you cite from others whom you probably don't agree with. None the les that is made is between the word parat and the term india. But as you said byi that the constitution says india, that is by it. So the two are even constitutionally synonymous. And every indian language refers to india as b including my maletan m
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his BJP party came to power in 2014, India has seen an increase in Hindu nationalism and a rise in hostility towards the Muslim minority population. Politician and writer Shashi Tharoor believes the country is at a crossroads. His recently published book, The Struggle for India’s Soul, looks at the political direction of the world’s second most populous nation, which he contends is splitting into two opposing factions: ethno-religious nationalists and liberal civic nationalists. If the ethno-religious nationalists prevail, he says, millions of non-Hindus would be stripped of their identity. Tharoor joins historian, author and broadcaster Rana Mitter to discuss the book and what lies ahead for India.
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