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ABSTRACT This article focuses on the recent history of Hindu nationalist engagement with climate change and renewable energy in the post-2014 era, particularly through the actions of Narendra Modi. It raises questions about the character of climate politics within Hindu nationalist leadership, the role of key cultural and political concepts like a pure and powerful nation, the influence of Bharat’s civilizational identity on the global stage and the strategic utilization of climate change to enhance the popularity and legitimacy of an authoritarian leader and his government. The analysis expands to explore the transformation in India’s climate discourse post-2014, where social movements and grassroots organizations in the climate and renewable energy sector have diminished. The shift in policies toward big industry-driven development under Modi’s leadership has radically altered the sector. This has paradoxically aligned significant civil society groups with Modi’s agenda while the RSS-BJP co-opt the traditional space of social movements.
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