Thursday, September 26, 2013

Indian Army and Democracy | ummid.com

Indian Army and Democracy | ummid.com
Frenzy of jingoistic nationalism whipped up by parties like the BJP also seeks to venerate the military. Jingoistic nationalism is expansionist in nature and relies on discourse of hard military power and dominance rather than language of justice and inclusion. Shushma Swaraj wanted heads of ten Pakistani soldiers for every Indian soldier killed on the border.