ABSTRACT In the May 2014 general elections in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the majority party. The BJP has formed a coalition with regional parties (the National Democratic Alliance), but many view the event as a “critical election,” presaging the realignment of Indian politics along Hindu nationalist values. This article reviews the approaches used to understand the BJP-led NDA government’s policies toward religious minorities and argues that far from marking a radical departure, there are more continuities than discontinuities in these policies with previous administrations.

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了解莫迪和少数群体：印度人民党领导的 NDA 政府和宗教少数群体

摘要 在 2014 年 5 月的印度大选中，印度人民党（BJP）成为多数党。印度人民党与地区政党（全国民主联盟）结成了联盟，但许多人认为这次活动是一场“关键选举”，预示着印度政治将按照印度教民族主义价值观进行重新调整。本文回顾了用于理解 BJP 领导的 NDA 政府对宗教少数群体的政策的方法，并认为这些政策远非彻底背离，而是与前几届政府的这些政策的连续性多于不连续性。