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#1 I am not sure why everyone pees their pants when they hear "pro-Hindu" agenda? It appears most world-media tries to paint this agenda with a ethnic and racis

#1 I am not sure why everyone pees their pants when they hear "pro-Hindu" agenda? It appears most world-media tries to paint this agenda with a ethnic and racist brush, which it ain't so. I don't think anyone in India sees it becoming less tolerant to other religions (except the western media, who lack a full context and are largely motivated by selfish incentives than anything else). #2 Consolidation of power? Care to cite some data around this? Thank you. #3 See #2 above. IMO, Modi's cabinet is the most competent of any party who ruled India so far.

screye 7y ago
#1 I was born hindu, and even I can see that they have a very narrow definition of Hinduism. They support certain anti science fields like Ayurveda (not that it doesn't have merit, but they do not follow any scientific rigor). The whole cow thing they have going on is honestly a bit creepy. Some hindu nationalist groups have become more violent and Modi has made no effort to extend an olive branch to the Muslims. #2 Major senior members in the BJP like Advani have been sidelined. Also, allies of the BJP have lost power as they have lost seats. Lastly, the Reserve Bank and the Judiciary have seen appointments (and firings like Raghuram Rajan) that are BJP favored. Thus, slightly reducing the independence of the different pillars of power. #3 finance minister Arun Jaitley and former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj literally died. They were both among the most qualified candidates in the previous cabinet. Also, a lot of the cabinet members are career politicians and not necessarily experts in their respective fields.