Modi's India: Hindu nationalism and the rise of ethnic democracy

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Map of India -- Introduction: The Three Ages of India's Democracy -- PART I. The Hindu Nationalist Power Quest: HINDUTVA AND POPULISM -- Introduction -- 1 Hindu Nationalism: A Different Idea of India -- 2 Modi in Gujarat: The Making of a National-Populist Hero -- 3 Modi's Rise to Power, or How to Exploit Hope, Fear, and Anger -- 4 Welfare or Well-Being? -- Conclusion to Part I -- PART II. The World's Largest De Facto Ethnic Democracy -- Introduction -- 5 Hindu Majoritarianism against Secularism -- 6 Targeting Minorities -- 7 A De Facto Hindu Rashtra: Indian-Style Vigilantism -- Conclusion to Part II -- PART III The Indian Version of Competitive Authoritarianism -- Introduction -- 8 Deinstitutionalizing India -- 9 Toward "Electoral Authoritarianism": The 2019 Elections -- 10 The Making of an Authoritarian Vigilante State -- 11 Indian Muslims: From Social Marginalization to Institutional Exclusion and Judicial Obliteration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index