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Hindutva and Islamism: Twins in Annihilation - Ranjit HoskoteHindutva and Islamism are both movements of revanchism and annihilatory impact, which claim to speak in the name of a pure religious tradition that has been tainted and threatened by alien influences. In a zone of cultural confluence such as South Asia, these global movements are at war with one another: to Hindutva, secular modernity as well as Islam and Islamism are the enemy; to Islamism, secular modernity as well as Hinduism and Hindutva are the enemy. Dictionary of War 6th Edition Gwangju September 4-6 2008 DICTIONARY OF WAR / dictionaryofwar.org
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