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Understanding Muslim Identity in New India l Conversation with Dr. Hilal Ahmed

In this compelling conversation, Nous Network’s Ali Javed engages with renowned scholar Hilal Ahmed to explore some of the most critical issues facing Indian Muslims today. Hilal Ahmed, a distinguished academic, offers unique insights into the challenges of Muslim identity, politics, and the shifting landscape of secularism in India. Hilal takes us through his intellectual journey, shaped by Marxist and Gandhian influences, and unpacks his views on the evolving political dynamics in India, particularly before and after 2014. He delves into the rise of Hindutva, its political economy, and the transformation of India’s constitutional framework under its influence. This conversation also tackles the complex realities of Muslim political activism, with Hilal introducing the concept of 'Muslim Politicophobia'—the systemic bias that frames Muslim-led movements as anti-national. He discusses the Hindutva's politics of victimhood, the Pasmanda movement, the pressing issue of reservations, and the failure of opposition parties to take a principled stand on Muslim issues. This conversation is essential for anyone seeking to understand the intersection of religion, politics, and identity in contemporary India. Don’t forget to subscribe to Nous Network for more thought-provoking conversations and in-depth analysis! #IndianMuslims #MuslimIdentity #Hindutva #SecularismInIndia #PasmandaMovement #PoliticsAndReligion #MuslimPoliticophobia #IndianPolitics #PoliticalEconomy #IndianSecularism #SocialJustice #OppositionPolitics #ThoughtProvoking #InDepthAnalysis #ReservationsInIndia #PoliticalActivism #MuslimIssues #ConstitutionalFramework #VictimhoodPolitics #IndiaAfter2014 #CriticalConversations #religionandpolitics 00:00 - Teaser 02:25 - Introduction of the host 03:24 - The Making of Hilal as a Scholar on Muslims and His Journey as a Muslim 27:47 - Marxist and Gandhian Influences on Hilal’s Worldview 32:26 - Ends, Means, and Methodology in Politics and Academia 39:04 - Maintaining a Principled Distance Between Personal Experience and Theorizing About the Muslim Community. 42:44 - Hilal’s Idea of India Before and After 2014 50:11 - Understanding Indian Pluralism, Diversity, and Secularism 01:19 - The Idea of New India from the Perspective of the BJP and How It Translates to Policy 01:14:25 - Contemporary Hindutva Constitutionalism and the Politics of Victimhood 01:19:05 - Indian Welfare State Policy, Market Economy, and Unequal Relationships 01:26:53 - Hindutva Political Economy 01:34:38 - The Making of Muslim Identity in New India: Pasmanda Politics and the Reservation of Muslims 01:46:46 - Understanding the Principles of Reservation 01:54:53 - Rationalizing Affirmative Action in the Private Sector 01:56:59 - Substantive vs. Discourse Muslimness and Why Opposition Parties Fail to Take a Principled Stand on Muslim Issues 02:09:45 - Non-BJP Parties' Failure to Institutionalize Movements at the Grassroots Level 02:12:05 - Post-Colonial Identity of Muslims, Othering, and Secularism 02:25:27 - The Framework of Othering 02:28:50 - Liberals, Elite Muslims, and the Binary of Religion vs. Modernity Discourse 02:37:56 - Muslim Politicophobia and the Way Forward 02:43:21 - Are Indian Muslims Responsible for Partition?