India, Feb. 20 -- The Modi regime has been described by critics-including academics, international watchdogs, journalists, and political opponents-as electoral autocratic, dictatorial, majoritarian, and even theocratic. In an article published in The Telegraph on February 8, 2026, historian Ramachandra Guha characterised the regime as majoritarian, a claim reflected in the title of his piece, "The Perils of Majoritarianism for India: A Hindu Pakistan."

Highlighting various trends, policies, and actions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the past eleven years, Guha argues that India is increasingly becoming a "Hindu Pakistan." His examples include the absence of any Muslim representation in the Union Cabinet and among BJP...