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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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India needs to urgently step into the domain of healthcareSubscriber Only
June 09, 2020 03:50 IST
One of the obvious reasons why public healthcare has not been a priority for successive governments of India lies in the fact that India’s middle class did not need it.
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
Even if privatisation helps India financially, it may need to explore more avenuesSubscriber Only
May 20, 2020 00:46 IST
Governments across the world resort to privatisation to fill budgetary gaps. But revenue from privatisation is a one-off benefit and generally, only profit-making units are sold at a good price.
Wed, May 20, 2020
Current crisis consolidates populist rapport between a leader and a fictional representation of peopleSubscriber Only
April 29, 2020 03:35 IST
While the 2016 demonetisation was about requesting sacrifices from citizens to eradicate the black money of the corrupt wealthy lot, the “people’s curfew”, “imposed by the people” — in Modi’s own words — was similar in scope, as it demanded “sacrifices” “in service of the nation.”
Wed, Apr 29, 2020
Muslim countries with which India had increasingly good relations have become less friendlySubscriber Only
April 22, 2020 11:16 IST
The new contrast between the support Pakistan has received on Kashmir from Turkey, Malaysia and even Iran and the very cautious attitude of Saudi Arabia and the UAE represents two coalitions of Muslim countries and their response to what they think is happening in India.
Wed, Apr 22, 2020
How lockdown may rewire class-caste issues for Indian politicsSubscriber Only
April 21, 2020 09:58 IST
The impact of the lockdown may make social issues more prominent again in terms of class, at the expense of caste as well as religious identities and communal tendencies.
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
By revealing magnitude of migrant worker phenomenon, COVID-19 points to rural distressSubscriber Only
April 10, 2020 00:06 IST
According to the 2011 census, 3.5 million migrants who moved within the last one year stated economic reasons for migration. The corresponding numbers for the 2001 and 1991 census, were, respectively, 2.2 and 1.4 million.
Fri, Apr 10, 2020
Keeping poor safe in lockdown is state responsibility, not an act of charitySubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 00:30 IST
Leaving migrant workers to fend for themselves and forcing them to return to their villages will only enable the spread of coronavirus. In this regard, a clear distinction in the provision of aid for the urban and the rural poor must be made so that resources are better allocated amongst the poor.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
US-Taliban deal puts the onus of ending the Afghanistan war on Asian forcesSubscriber Only
March 13, 2020 00:30 IST
In the long run, if the Taliban are back in Kabul, India’s infrastructure investments in Afghanistan will be at the risk of being seized. Besides, New Delhi will lose a friendly government in Kabul. Worse, Islamabad’s close partners may be in office once again.
Fri, Mar 13, 2020
Violence in Delhi is intended to polarise as well as to teach a lessonSubscriber Only
February 29, 2020 03:30 IST
These ideas — of “revenge” and “lesson” — take us back to the killings of 1984 and 2002. The magnitude of Delhi riots may be different, but its impact in terms of ghettoisation will probably be equally strong.
Sat, Feb 29, 2020
During Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India visit, New Delhi likely to raise Sri Lankan Hindu Tamil’s issuesSubscriber Only
February 07, 2020 03:55 IST
During Mahinda Rajapaksa’s India visit, New Delhi is likely to talk to Colombo on the Tamil issue and counterbalance Beijing’s influence in Indian Ocean
Fri, Feb 07, 2020
US-Iran crisis is pushing India to clarify its stand. But ambiguity may be a more comfortable positionSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 04:20 IST
It is very likely that India is now taking the side of the US against Iran, with the blessings of Israel and Saudi Arabia which is becoming an important partner and investor along with the UAE. In this context, Iran may turn to China more actively.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Ahimsa 2.0: Subcontinent is witnessing revival of non-violent movements, to protect constitutional valuesSubscriber Only
December 28, 2019 01:45 IST
The first challenge that a non-violent protest faces, always, is to remain non-violent in the face of repression and activities of agents provocateurs.
Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Citizenship law, proposed nation-wide NRC will revise conception of group rights in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 12, 2019 04:05 IST
A nation-wide combination of the CAB and NRC will mark India as the natural habitat of Hindus while deriding some Muslims as “foreigners”. Indians will be called Indians not only on territorial grounds but also on ethno-racial and religious lines.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
BJP has been effective in transmitting its version of Indian history to next generation of learnersSubscriber Only
November 16, 2019 00:00 IST
Will the Congress government re-rewrite the history textbooks of Rajasthan, or is the Hindu nationalist version bound to prevail? And if one more version of India’s history is produced, in the context of the political narrative in India today, will it have any impact on the next generation of learners?
Sat, Nov 16, 2019
On socio-economic indicators, Muslim youth fare worse than SCs and OBCsSubscriber Only
November 01, 2019 04:01 IST
The percentage of youth who are currently enrolled in educational institutions is the lowest among Muslims. Only 39% of the community in the age group of 15-24 are enrolled against 44% for SCs, 51% for Hindu OBCs and 59% for Hindu upper castes.
Fri, Nov 01, 2019
There is a contradiction in trying to attract foreign investors before reforming labour, land acquisition lawsSubscriber Only
October 17, 2019 00:30 IST
Why has Make in India failed to deliver? First, a large fraction of the Indian FDI is neither foreign nor direct but comes from Mauritius-based shell companies. Second, the productivity of Indian factories is low.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
Bank mergers don’t address crux of crisis: The nexus between lenders, borrowers and election fundingSubscriber Only
September 25, 2019 04:04 IST
To understand what is at stake in the NPA story, one needs first to understand why the public sector banks lent so much money to companies which are today unable to pay it back.
Wed, Sep 25, 2019
The problem of skilling IndiaSubscriber Only
September 07, 2019 04:30 IST
India’s employment crisis calls for more government expenditure in education, adequate training.
Sat, Sep 07, 2019
Caste politics is being reinvigorated by actors who traditionally opposed itSubscriber Only
August 22, 2019 01:27 IST
The BJP is implementing it at the time of candidate selection and in expanding caste-based reservations. The judiciary is making it easier by relaxing aspects of past jurisprudence.
Thu, Aug 22, 2019
Current paradigm shift in J&K is in tune with the steady centralisation of the state since 2014Subscriber Only
August 07, 2019 03:28 IST
The two trends — obliteration of cultural differences and state centralisation — that are well illustrated by the way J&K has been dealt with, may impact policies vis-à-vis other states and other domains. For instance, Hindi may be promoted at the expense of linguistic diversity more decisively.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
Delhi to Tehran via USSubscriber Only
July 12, 2019 00:15 IST
India’s gameplan in Iran-Afghanistan has been damaged because of the Trump administration’s strategy
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
Terms of estrangementSubscriber Only
July 03, 2019 01:30 IST
India-US tensions are fuelled by rise of national-populism in both, Delhi’s policy of multi-alignment
Wed, Jul 03, 2019
One man showSubscriber Only
June 21, 2019 02:30 IST
In long run, BJP’s dependence on PM Modi can hurt the party, contribute to erosion of federalism
Fri, Jun 21, 2019
Madhya Pradesh: In bettering 2014 showing, BJP kept out ‘dynasts’, leveraged central schemesSubscriber Only
June 04, 2019 00:23 IST
For the Congress, an immediate challenge is to ensure the stability of its government in the state. Its huge Lok Sabha majority and clear hegemonic aspirations could lead the BJP to try to get the support of additional MLAs to pull down Kamal Nath’s government.
Tue, Jun 04, 2019
Months after Vasundhara Raje ceded Assembly, how BJP swept all LS seats againSubscriber Only
June 03, 2019 00:48 IST
Rajasthan, however, presents a curious case. In the December 2018 Vidhan Sabha (VS) elections, the Congress made a strong comeback, and formed the government in the state with the help of the BSP’s two seats.
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