S1E27: India is now a Hindu state
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The sociological and political implications of the temple to the Hindu God Rama that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Jan 22, 2024.\\xa0
\\nSynopsis: Join The Straits Times\' associate editor and senior Asia columnist Ravi Velloor, as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.
\\nIn this episode, Ravi speaks with the respected sociologist and head of Indian Century Roundtable Salvatore Babones, an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0
\\nThey discuss the consecration of the temple, its likely effect on voters in the coming election, unease felt by minority groups and talk by some elements in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party about a \\u2018Hindu Vatican\\u2019.
\\nHighlights (click/tap above):
\\n2:11 Indian state endorsing religion; \\u2018secularism\\u2019 was added to the Constitution later
\\n8:15 Why temple inauguration is unlikely to affect voters
\\n14:00 Birth of a second Republic?
\\n19:13 How minorities feel
\\n21:47 Some Muslims do vote BJP, says Prof Babones
\\n22:45 The Hindu \\u2018Vatican\\u2019?
\\nProduced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg) and Fa\\u2019izah Sani
\\nEdited by: Fa\\u2019izah Sani
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