International yoga day controversy : India's soft power or Modi’s Hindu agenda?
Worldwide observance of the International Yoga Day has been criticised as attempting to promote Hindu nationalism, directly linked to Narendra Modi’s past affiliations with Hindu nationalist groups. Further analysis suggests it is a viable soft power measure of the Indian government.
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| author | Juhi Ahuja |
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| description | Worldwide observance of the International Yoga Day has been criticised as attempting to promote
Hindu nationalism, directly linked to Narendra Modi’s past affiliations with Hindu nationalist groups.
Further analysis suggests it is a viable soft power measure of the Indian government. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/938102020-11-01T06:50:54Z International yoga day controversy : India's soft power or Modi’s Hindu agenda? Juhi Ahuja S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Worldwide observance of the International Yoga Day has been criticised as attempting to promote Hindu nationalism, directly linked to Narendra Modi’s past affiliations with Hindu nationalist groups. Further analysis suggests it is a viable soft power measure of the Indian government. 2015-08-11T06:28:57Z 2019-12-06T18:45:54Z 2015-08-11T06:28:57Z 2019-12-06T18:45:54Z 2015 2015 Commentary Juhi Ahuja. (2015). International yoga day controversy : India's soft power or Modi’s Hindu agenda? (RSIS Commentaries, No. 155). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93810 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38421 en RSIS Commentaries, 155-15 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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