Indian Hyper-Nationalism: Impacts on Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

A major feature that has come to characterise modern India is its hyper-nationalism, which has had a significant effect on Jammu and Kashmir. The purpose of this study is to draw attention to the BJP's extreme nationalism in relation to Jammu and Kashmir.Following its confidence-boosting victories in the 2009 and 2014 elections, the Bharti Janta Party formed a government in the centre and revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, ending the Kashmir Valley's autonomous status. This was followed by an indefinite curfew in the valley. This study examined the constitutional measures that the Indian government has implemented to integrate Kashmir into the Indian Union. The ideology of hyper-nationalism has had a significant influence on a number of Kashmirrelated issues. This study used both historical and descriptive research methods, supporting its conclusions with primary and secondary data.