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  • 7 - Sikh Nationalism in the Age of Globalisation and Hindutva, 1997 to the Present

  • Gurharpal Singh, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Giorgio Shani, International Christian University, Tokyo
  • Book:
    Sikh Nationalism
    Published online:
    19 November 2021
    Print publication:
    25 November 2021, pp 163-188

  • Summary

    This chapter examines how economic liberalisation and globalisation in India are reframing Sikh nationalism. This is explored by an analysis of Sikh political elites’ record in promoting inclusive regionalism while managing dissent within the ‘Sikh political system’. Such governance has struggled to deliver either rapid economic development or a new social contract between Sikh values and India’s political system; and, paradoxically, while the dominant narrative of Sikh nationalism has become more accommodating of a future within Indian statehood, and of social and political diversity within itself, the rise of Hindu nationalism makes the Sikhs vulnerable to pressures of greater cultural and religious assimilation. We assess the likely consequences of the new phase of ‘hegemonic control’ post-militancy, the impact of social and cultural changes as result of economic liberalisation and globalisation, and how assertive Hindu nationalism poses a major challenge to a separate Sikh identity in contemporary India.