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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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The dwindling minoritySubscriber Only
July 30, 2018 00:21 IST
Drop in Muslim representation in legislatures is related to the rise of the BJP.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
The uniform codeSubscriber Only
July 13, 2018 00:10 IST
Under-representation of Muslims in police and army hurts the constitutional project of multi-cultural India
Fri, Jul 13, 2018
Coalition CountrySubscriber Only
June 23, 2018 00:02 IST
Will India remain a civilisational-state, post 2019, or continue its march to a unitary, ethno-religious entity?
Sat, Jun 23, 2018
The same odd coalitionSubscriber Only
June 08, 2018 00:15 IST
Anti-BJPism is propelling unlikely alliances today — just as anti-Congressism had done in the past
Fri, Jun 08, 2018
The segregated citySubscriber Only
May 26, 2018 00:07 IST
Ghettoisation and Disturbed Areas Act are dividing urban spaces in Gujarat, pushing Muslims to the edge.
Sat, May 26, 2018
A curious friendshipSubscriber Only
May 09, 2018 00:04 IST
Shia leaders are drawing closer to the Hindutva agenda in UP under Yogi Adityanath’s chief ministership
Wed, May 09, 2018
The myth of appeasementSubscriber Only
April 20, 2018 00:37 IST
Muslims face rapid socio-economic decline. Yet, any move in their favour is made to look illegitimate
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
The friend of my enemySubscriber Only
April 05, 2018 00:10 IST
Iran-India ties are deepening. But resilience of Tehran-Islamabad relations could make Delhi uncomfortable.
Thu, Apr 05, 2018
The Karnataka modelSubscriber Only
March 08, 2018 00:45 IST
The state offers an alternative trajectory based on growth, and closing of social, religious gaps.
Thu, Mar 08, 2018
The lure of the populistsSubscriber Only
February 26, 2018 00:31 IST
Populists repudiate pluralism, for the people can only be one and they are the people. This explains their tendency to disqualify their rivals, and even reject the multiparty system of democracy.
Mon, Feb 26, 2018
The most Hindu of them allSubscriber Only
February 16, 2018 00:33 IST
Religion was always recognised in India’s public sphere — but, unlike now, in the plural
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
A war of labelsSubscriber Only
January 09, 2018 01:00 IST
Accounts of Dalit protests in Maharashtra are incomplete, need to be leavened by context and history.
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
Anxieties of the dominantSubscriber Only
January 03, 2018 00:01 IST
At the root of the insecurities of Marathas, Jats and Patels lies lack of education and employability
Wed, Jan 03, 2018
Reading Gujarat verdict: Rural-urban divide underlined, Congress gains for futureSubscriber Only
December 19, 2017 00:40 IST
The BJP has fallen short of the 150 seats promised by Amit Shah. More worryingly for the party, no regional leader has emerged.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
Caste of charactersSubscriber Only
December 15, 2017 00:02 IST
In Gujarat, religious polarisation remains a dominant theme. And caste is back, in a different version
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Fields of despairSubscriber Only
December 08, 2017 01:00 IST
Peasant mobilisations have achieved very little because of the urban bias of the BJP
Fri, Dec 08, 2017
Gujarat model?Subscriber Only
November 20, 2017 00:03 IST
Campaign for the assembly elections in the state is shinning the light on its economic discontents.
Mon, Nov 20, 2017
Article of faithlessnessSubscriber Only
November 07, 2017 00:30 IST
While the government talks peace, the Sangh Parivar’s attitude towards Articles 35 A and 370 has heightened scepticism in Kashmir.
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
Alienation of the PatelsSubscriber Only
October 25, 2017 06:15 IST
Will they vote as a caste bloc in Gujarat, or will class play a role — for BJP, that’s the question
Wed, Oct 25, 2017
Tweedledee, tweedledumSubscriber Only
October 05, 2017 00:03 IST
Lines between Congress and BJP are regularly crossed in Gujarat. The BJP gets the advantage
Thu, Oct 05, 2017
The picture after Doklam stand-offSubscriber Only
September 12, 2017 00:05 IST
Partnership with Japan could be the cornerstone of a coalition to take on China’s economic, military might.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
It’s lonely on the groundSubscriber Only
September 04, 2017 00:05 IST
RTI Act needs to be protected against attempts to dilute it. RTI activists must be made less vulnerable
Mon, Sep 04, 2017
Reading PM Modi, through his speechesSubscriber Only
August 15, 2017 00:19 IST
In his Independence Day speeches, Narendra Modi has repeatedly used the words ‘sister’, ‘brother’ and ‘team’. The Prime Minister’s rhetorical technique is inherent in populism, a version of politics that crystallises when a leader tries to relate directly to ‘his’ nation, circumventing institutions in the worst-case scenarios.
Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Defenders of varnaSubscriber Only
August 04, 2017 00:00 IST
Current forms of ambivalence on caste have a long history
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
Beyond Rashtrapati BhawanSubscriber Only
July 14, 2017 00:00 IST
A Dalit will be president. But decline of BSP, rise of cow politics, has made Dalits more angry, less hopeful.
Fri, Jul 14, 2017Journalism of Courage
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