Again, for Modi and his swelling following of Hindu nationalists, Indian identity is fundamentally a matter of "blood and soil." A familiar phrase to the lips of white supremacists in Europe and the United States, and in India, Hindu supremacists who view India—despite its unrivaled religious diversity—as the exclusive homeland of Hindus.

XREF: Blood-and-soil nationalism parallels white supremacist ideology in the West; a cross-cultural comparison worth tracking. QUESTION: How does this exclusive identity claim coexist with India's celebrated religious diversity?

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