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Abstract

Climate change and nationalism have traditionally been viewed as opposing forces because nationalism is often territorially bounded, while climate change transcends borders. This study examines the intersection of climate reporting and three forms of nationalism – that is, economic, resource and green nationalism – in India by analysing the coverage of Conference of the Parties (COP) summits in The Hindu and The Times of India before and after the Narendra Modi government’s rise in 2014. The findings show a shift from economic nationalism to green nationalism during the Modi regime, supported by the frames of leadership, sustainability and cultural superiority. Simultaneously, resource nationalism remained strong, highlighting the tensions emerging out of development priorities and climate action.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© The Author(s) 2026. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Publisher Keywords:	climate change, COP, Global South, green nationalism, nationalism
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Departments:	School of Communication & Creativity School of Communication & Creativity > Department of Journalism
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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