The Take: India’s Ram temple: A ‘new era’ for Hindu nationalism?

Indian PM Narendra Modi’s BJP fulfils decades-long promise to build temple on the site of a former mosque.

Hindu devotees gather near the Lord Ram temple after its inauguration, in Ayodhya, India, January 22, 2024
Hindu devotees gather near the Lord Ram temple after its inauguration, in Ayodhya, India, January 22, 2024 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

One of India’s most contested holy sites became a place of celebration on Monday. In the city of Ayodhya, at the site of a former mosque torn down by a mob, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple. What does it say about the extent to which Hindu nationalism has taken root in India under Modi?

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