21 January 2026 – Hindutva and Modi’s India: The Makings of a Superpower?

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This panel discussion is part of our series Power, Legitimacy and Influence: the Future of Asia. The series is exploring six long-standing regimes in Asia that have had and continue to have a huge influence outside their own borders, shaping the region and its trajectory. It considers their leadership, the sources of their legitimacy and their guiding doctrine in order to gain an insight into what the future of Asia might look like.

In the third event of this series, we will examine India and the influence that Narendra Modi’s rise to power has had on the vast South Asian powerhouse. The panel will discuss the role of Hindu nationalism, pushed forward by the political dominance of the BJP, on India’s politics and economy as well as its place in the world. It will consider how Modi’s approach to the US, China and Pakistan is helping or hindering its position and whether India has the potential to become a superpower of the future.