Where Ethnicity and Religion Collide: Christophe Jaffrelot on Hindu Nationalism in India

In this episode of FOCUS, Sciences Po's video series that invites professors to approach their field from an unexpected angle, CNRS research director at Sciences Po’s Center for International Studies and president of the Association française de science politique Christophe Jaffrelot shines light on the subject of Hindu nationalism in India.

From a shared language to a common religion and a history built on the idea of a chosen people, he explains the historical and cultural context that influenced the rise of religious and ethnic nationalism in India.

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