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One thing India can teach the West is this β€” you can be a liberal and a nationalist

The origin, development, and consequences of the politics of nationalism in western Europe and the United States have led many in the West, and indeed most of the world, to see nationalism as a bad thing. It is not surprising therefore that an RSS functionary in the United Kingdom advised its chief Mohan Bhagwat (in his words), β€œnot to use the word nationalism as English is not our language and it could have a different meaning in England. It’s okay to say nation, national, and nationality but not nationalism. Because it alludes to Hitler, Nazism, and fascism in England.”Read more

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