Overview

• On day two in New Delhi, Mohan Bhagwat urged self-reliance and said India’s trade should be voluntary rather than under pressure, as US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Indian goods took effect.
• He reiterated that ‘Hindu Rashtra’ is unrelated to political power and denotes equal justice for all without discrimination.
• He framed ‘Hindu’ as a civilisational identity tied to shared heritage and geography and said people of the subcontinent have a common DNA.
• He emphasized the RSS’s separate institutional identity, saying the Sangh does not remote‑control swayamsevaks or political actors.
• About 1,300 attendees, including representatives from around 25 embassies, joined the Delhi event, with lectures planned in other metros and large-scale ‘Hindu Sammelan’ outreach scheduled nationwide.