A re-securitização da população muçulmana no governo Narendra Modi

Abstract

Narendra Modi’s rise to power in India in 2014 represented a profound shift in the country’s politics and national identity, with the consolidation of a nationalist agenda based on the Hindutva ideology promoted by the Bharatiya Janata Party. This research seeks to understand the consequences of the re-securitization of the Muslim population in India during the Narendra Modi government, between 2014 and 2023, highlighting the impacts of these practices at the domestic and regional levels, especially in the South Asian Regional Security Complex. Using a constructivist approach and securitization theory, the study analyzes how Hindutva nationalism shapes exclusionary policies and discourses that reinforce religious polarization in the country. Among the measures investigated are the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which granted special autonomy to Kashmir, and the Citizenship Amendment Act applied in Assam, which discriminates against Muslims in naturalization processes. These actions have placed Muslims in India in a discursive context of existential threat, displacing religious and identity issues into the sphere of national security. The research uses qualitative analysis based on a systematic literature review and content analysis, incorporating official discourses, academic research and secondary data. It is concluded that the Modi government's nationalist agenda intensifies the exclusion of minorities and reinforces security dynamics that compromise India's multiculturalism, affecting regional stability and its position in the international system. Keywords: Securitization; Regional Security Complexes; Narendra Modi; India.