PTS FOR AN ANSWER:does indian politics depend on communalism?
Yes in India the politics depends on communalism , specially for smaller regional parties as well as BJP. Rajnath Singh’s preference for gunning down Kashmiris waving Pakistani flags indicates a specific mindset. It is a mentality fanatically intolerant of dissent, which is typical of fascists, communists and theocrats. The BJP chief’s objective is clear. He wants to whip up Hindu sentiments for political reasons with elections around the corner. But his insular background is not irrelevant in this respect. Singh not only belongs to the cow belt, but also to a clan – the Thakurs – whose claim to fame, as routinely portrayed in Hindi films, is boorishness of behaviour towards a targeted group, the lower castes. Such a tunnel vision cannot but be reflected in ignorance of the overall national scene. Separatism is not new in India. It has lingered for years in the north-east with the state reacting with a mixture of brutality and conciliation, which sometimes culminated in a settlement, a
