Hindutva, right-wing extremism, and genocide process

Abstract

This thesis paper analyzes to what extent ideas of right-wing extremism, Hindutva, and genocide process evident in texts from important Hindutva actors as Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath and Laxmi Dubey and to what extent India can be classified under Gregory Stanton´s ten stages of genocide. The research method applied in this paper is ideational analysis with ideal types. The writer has selected specific theories on right-wing extremism, Hindutva, and genocide process. These specified theories have provided the theoretical and analytical framework for the analysis mainly focusing on ideas.

The analysis indicates that ideas of right-wing extremism, Hindutva, and genocide process are evident to a great extent in the texts derived from key Hindutva actors. However, the explicity in the texts varies. The analysis indicates like other experts that India can be classified under Gregory Stanton´s model of genocide process.