Understanding Narendra Modi

(Related post Sangh and Ideology )

Way back in 2018 I started a series on Narendra Modi, which I left incomplete. I will summarise the articles and extend the arguments a little as follows.

1. Modi is a quintessential Swayamsevak of Sangh.
   
2. From Sangh he has imbibed hard work, perseverance, selfless dedication and nationalism
3. From Sangh, unfortunately, he has also inherited a complete disdain for intellectual pursuit and a complete lack of vision.
4. As a consequence of above, his outlook is marred by adhocism and transactionalism
5. He has internalized power as end goal in itself and not means. 
6. He remains indifferent about he civilizational, threats focusing instead completely on short term challenges
7. As his focus is on immediate and short term challenges, he has done nothing about institutional and cultural entrenchment of anti Hindu forces nor has he cultivated a intellectual and institutional Hindu ecosystem
8. Preoccupied with power, he has no loyalty for either party workers, or common Hindus
9. Since he (and Sangh) is devoid of any overarching vision, he chases any prevalent intellectual fad from Ambedkarism to western liberalism.
10. His neglect of civilizational threats, absence of larger vision, leaves Hindus uniquely vulnerable to dangers internal as well as external.