: How (and why) did India’s public come to approve of state violence being built into administration? #IndiaNEWS The middle of December 2021 saw a collective call for genocide against Muslims in Haridwar

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How (and why) did India’s public come to approve of state violence being built into administration? #IndiaNEWS
The middle of December 2021 saw a collective call for genocide against Muslims in Haridwar by parts of the Hindutva ecosystem of the country. It was one more in a long line of declarations of hatred as well as open acts of violence against India’s Muslim minority, coming from not just mobs on the fringe but also from politicians.What was extraordinary, though perhaps not unexpected any more, was that all such proclamations were met by a welcoming public – a body of people that had tired of the supposed complacency and lack of desired action from previous governments. This performance has found its way into the general discourse, with troll armies growing unabated on social media and dissenters often finding themselves facing police action. And perhaps the most sinister aspect of these incidents is not that they are taking place, but that they are doing so with widespread public sanction.The role of the publicIn this context, Thomas Blom Hansen’s short book, The Law of Force, becomes a timely read; a mirror to the times that are. He begins with an array of anecdotes as he works his way through interviewing RSS cadre members, Muslims affected by the years of brutal riots in Mumbai, and Dalits who...Read more

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