> There are plenty of Indians who will also say the NY Times loves to publish exaggerated and negative articles about India.

I'm sure there are, but that likely-true fact doesn't shed any light on anything. For instance, Trumpers say similar things, simply because they're hostile to anything that portrays Trump in a negative light. They attack the media in order to hide the truth.

Given how attacks against relatively unbiased media are now part of the standard propaganda playbook, I don't put much stock in them unless they're very convincing. "People say" doesn't pass that threshold.

Googling "site:.in hindutva" produces some interesting articles about the relationship between Hindutva and Hinduism.

It seems to be of much debate. Rahul Gandhi made some controversial comments about Hindutva and BJP last year, I believe.