Why Muslims must consider the rainbow BJP is making. Identity matters in a democracy

25 January, 2023

Identity groups need to make sure that they are able to bargain and leverage their support with multiple parties.

Years ago, I met an American Professor of Political Science who had an interest in Indian politics. He argued with me that in affluent, educated western societies, people voted based on their interests and their ideas, not on identities. Therefore, you could not and did not have political parties based on caste, language, religion, and ethnicity, which was the rule in more “primitive” countries such as India. At that time, I nodded in agreement and devoutly prayed that in the not-so-distant future, my own country would become less primitive.

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