Hindutva versus economic growth

Economic progress demands all-round liberalisation. From "love jihad" to atmanirbhar, the forces of Hindutva are yet to understand that basic truth

Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states have been uber-conscientious about introducing decrees compatible with a Hindutva agenda. One is Uttar Pradesh, which records one of the lowest growth rates in India. The other is Karnataka, one of India’s faster growing states. Both states could find themselves struggling with the contradictions between the socio-economic aspirations articulated by their party and the deep saffron social agenda they have chosen to follow.

In UP, we can see the “love jihad” or UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance in action. Although other states have some form of restriction on inter-religion marriages, UP has