ABSTRACT As the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returns to power in India, it is appropriate to reflect on the coalition’s first term in office. This paper provides an overview of the government’s performance in key areas, especially vis-a-vis religious minorities, and of the competing approaches through which its policies have been understood. It argues for a need to move away from conventional explanations that have failed to predict the popular appeal of Hindu nationalism. Instead, an interpretive understanding anchored in social constructionism offers a more meaningful perspective on the seismic changes that are reflected in contemporary Indian politics.

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印度民族主义掌权：理解莫迪和人民党领导的全国民主联盟政府，2014-19年

摘要由BJP领导的全国民主联盟在印度重新掌权时，反思联盟的第一个任期是适当的。本文概述了政府在关键领域的表现，尤其是相对于宗教少数群体的表现，以及对政府政策理解的竞争方法。它认为有必要摆脱传统的解释，而传统的解释未能预测印度民族主义的流行吸引力。取而代之的是，基于社会建构主义的解释性理解为当代印度政治所反映的地震变化提供了更有意义的视角。