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Christophe Jaffrelot
Christophe Jaffrelot is senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS, Paris, professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at King's India Institute, London, and non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He offers valuable insights on South Asian politics, particularly the methods and motivations of the Hindu right in India.
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With electoral bonds decision, SC makes amendsSubscriber Only
March 14,2024 07:21:35 AM
SC has managed to retrieve some of the ground it had steadily ceded to the Executive. It remains to be seen, if, on this decision and in cases in the future, it can stay the course
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
With Bharat Ratna recognition, a look at Karpoori Thakur’s fraught relationship with the Sangh ParivarSubscriber Only
January 24,2024 19:51:28 PM
Bharat Ratna is a deserved honour for Thakur. But will the Modi government replicate his policy and introduce a specific quota for the MBCs, a reform that would make a caste census even more necessary?
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
On climate change, India’s challenges leading the Global SouthSubscriber Only
December 20,2023 06:59:52 AM
India has immense potential to develop renewable energy and how it expands and scales up this capacity will be a critical barometer of its contribution to global climate change mitigation in the coming decade
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
From Savarkar to Golwalkar, why Hindutva admires ZionismSubscriber Only
December 07,2023 07:07:03 AM
The foundation of this emerging alliance rests on hostility to Islam, but there are other affinities between Zionism and Hindutva. Both are characterised by ethno-nationalist ideologies that prioritise factors like race, territory and nativism
Thu, Dec 07, 2023
On Women’s Reservation Bill, one step forward, two steps backSubscriber Only
November 13,2023 07:19:28 AM
The remarkable achievement of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is let down by its reliance on the delimitation process
Mon, Nov 13, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: The West, China, a world in flux — and where India standsSubscriber Only
October 25,2023 07:17:20 AM
The future will tell if it is at the centre of global affairs or stuck between two camps
Wed, Oct 25, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: How Sanatan Dharma was used to defend caste, combat Hindu reformSubscriber Only
September 27,2023 07:30:56 AM
It was formed as a reaction against those who were in favour of social reforms
Wed, Sep 27, 2023
BJP’s Pasmanda Muslim outreach: It’s not as divided as you thinkSubscriber Only
August 25,2023 07:07:04 AM
The Muslim community is less differentiated within, along class and caste lines. But they experience clear collective deprivation
Fri, Aug 25, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalaiyarasan A write: Why delimitation could deepen India’s North-South faultlineSubscriber Only
August 03,2023 07:07:15 AM
Conversations should begin on ways to ensure that doesn't happen
Thu, Aug 03, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: What the Indo-French relationship needsSubscriber Only
July 13,2023 07:05:19 AM
Military deals dominate ties between the two nations. Other partnerships such as the International Solar Alliance have not acquired adequate momentum
Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: BJP is chipping away at India’s federalismSubscriber Only
June 23,2023 07:07:56 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Centralising tendencies have increased under the current government
Fri, Jun 23, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Bajrang Dal and making of the deeper stateSubscriber Only
June 05,2023 07:30:22 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Will political change, as signalled by the Karnataka election results, translate into change at the grass roots — or has the Sangh Parivar taken over society?
Wed, Aug 02, 2023
Muslims in higher education: A sobering taleSubscriber Only
May 09,2023 07:00:36 AM
Data points to falling Muslim enrolment. This level of absolute decline has not happened in the recent past for any group
Tue, May 09, 2023
Social media narratives on Article 370 show how opinion is manufactured and manipulatedSubscriber Only
April 04,2023 07:00:38 AM
On Kashmir, where facts remain disputed, debates can be subverted
Tue, Apr 04, 2023
In politics and bureaucracy, women are severely under-representedSubscriber Only
March 12,2023 06:40:11 AM
Service conditions involving postings in distant cadres, patriarchal conditioning and balancing family commitments are some social factors that lead women to opt out of the civil services
Mon, Apr 03, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: A new Rahul Gandhi, an old CongressSubscriber Only
February 08,2023 11:46:01 AM
Bharat Jodo Yatra has helped Rahul Gandhi's image. But electoral success for his party is another matter
Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Three years since anti-CAA protests: Law and lawlessnessSubscriber Only
January 21,2023 07:30:46 AM
A transformation of victims into culprits continued after the anti-CAA movement peaked, during the Northeast Delhi violence in February 2020. The police’s ‘post-violence work’ determines whether one gets qualified or disqualified from victimhood.
Sat, Jan 21, 2023
Lessons from BJP’s win in Gujarat 2022Subscriber Only
December 29,2022 07:11:57 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot and Sharik Laliwala write: Experiments with political hegemony in the state have helped Modi’s BJP become the only game in town at the national level
Thu, Dec 29, 2022
Five years on, examining the cost of GSTSubscriber Only
December 13,2022 07:45:13 AM
When GST was launched, the question was “Is the country completely ready for single tax?” While this question remains relevant, there is a need to ask another: We have transitioned to “One nation, one tax”, but at what cost?
Tue, Dec 13, 2022
Supreme Court’s EWS verdict: Why diluting caste-based reservations is a counterproductive moveSubscriber Only
November 18,2022 07:30:33 AM
It is the wrong move because the reasons caste-based reservations were put in place persist. That said, a debate on reservation policies is needed.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
Savarkar vs Nehru and Gandhi: Different versions of nationalismSubscriber Only
November 02,2022 18:44:23 PM
Savarkar's view of the nation was ethno-religious and his focus was on defending Hindus against Muslims, for which he collaborated with the British. In contrast, Gandhi-Nehru fought for a free, multicultural and secular India where all communities would live on an equal footing
Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Mulayam Singh Yadav: A plebian socialistSubscriber Only
October 14,2022 04:00:58 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot and Gilles Verniers write: Yadav played a role in national politics but the UP Vidhan Sabha was his political home, where he was elected 10 times.
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
Why SDPI, PFI’s political wing is growing in KarnatakaSubscriber Only
September 28,2022 17:42:47 PM
Christophe Jaffrelot and Sanjith Rao write: Saffronisation of politics and failure of the Congress has contributed to outfit's growing popularity. In the absence of effective political representation, the Muslim vote could shift to a party that 'represents' the community better
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Weighing Quad against SCOSubscriber Only
September 21,2022 04:00:54 AM
India may give up its strategic balancing of China and West if the Ukraine war weakens Russia and Moscow is unable to provide for its defence needs.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food securitySubscriber Only
September 08,2022 03:45:30 AM
Christophe Jafferlot and Hemal Thakker write: There is a need to set restrictions on the reserves that the private sector can hold. This will help prevent the opaqueness of private sector reserves, which often fuels speculation by large international financial actors. Internationally, positional limits could be set on speculators
Thu, Sep 08, 2022Journalism of Courage
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