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Shaping India's future

Digital leap or social regression?

Illustration by Binay Sinha
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Illustration by Binay Sinha

Shyam Saran
There are two competing trends in India today. One is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s compelling faith in technological advancement as a key driver of the modernisation of India. This is the message of Digital India. The other is the assertion of a vision of a Hindu India but in terms which contradict that of a modern India. The appointment of Yogi Adityanath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), the revival of the Ram Temple movement, the elevation of a ban on cow slaughter as a national priority, and the targeting of any social behaviour deemed contrary to a
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