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Asia Maior Special Issue 3 / 2025

Modi’s India: Hegemonic Narrative and the Reality of an Authoritarian Regime (2014-2025)

Anno di pubblicazione: 2026
Asia Maior Special Issue 3 / 2025

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Foreword

Chapters

Modi’s India as a Variety of Authoritarian-Hegemonic Capitalism

Available also in pdf – Download Pdf The paper explores the variety of capitalism that has emerged in India under Narendra Modi’s rule. It examines the emergent configuration of Indian capitalism through three interlocking dimensions: the central ideological role of Hindutva in legitimizing state and market power; the intensification of authoritarianism and centralization of political […]

Architecture and Urban Planning as Pivotal Tools in Narendra Modi’s Political Agenda

Available also in pdf – Download Pdf The contribution aims to analyse how Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used architecture and the city in his political strategies to redesign the image, icons and symbols of Indian identity. Notable initiatives in this regard include the Smart Cities Mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’s «housing for all» project, 12,000 crore invested in […]

From «Neighbourhood first» to «Neighbourhood lost»? India’s foreign policy towards South Asia under Modi

Available also in pdf – Download Pdf   This paper examines the trajectory of India’s «Neighbourhood First» policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2014-2025), analysing its underlying drivers, implementation, and implications. While India’s geographic centrality and strategic self-perception position it as a key player in South Asia, critics argue that there is a widening gap between India’s […]

Indian Foreign Policy toward the US, China, and Russia under Modi: Rhetoric and Reality (2014-2025)

Available also in pdf – Download Pdf The election of Narendra Modi in 2014 is widely portrayed as a watershed moment for Indian foreign policy. This article challenges that narrative, arguing that the core parameters guiding India’s relations with the US, China, and Russia under Modi – namely its structural imperatives, constraints, and strategic calculations […]

Appendix

Appendix

Available also in pdf – Download Pdf Annual issues Vol. I Giorgio Borsa e Paolo Beonio-Brocchieri (a cura di), Asia Major. Un mondo che cambia, Ispi/il Mulino, Bologna 1990 (Asia Major, Vol. I/1990); Vol. II Giorgio Borsa e Paolo Beonio-Brocchieri (a cura di), L’Altra Asia ai margini della bufera. Asia Major 1991, Ispi/il Mulino, Bologna 1991 (Asia […]