India, Jan. 19 -- A recent statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Somnath and a speech by Ajit Doval, India's National Security Advisor, strongly suggest that the BJP continues to deploy hate and revenge as tools of political mobilisation. These strategies rely on narratives rooted in historical grievances, religious identities, and perceived civilisational humiliations.

Under Prime Minister Modi's leadership, such discourses have been strategically used not only to consolidate the party's core support base but also to divert public attention from pressing socio-economic challenges by intensifying cultural and identity-based fault lines.

While addressing the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue on January 10 as the guest of honour...