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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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June 11,2016 00:00:06 AM
An important facet of the BJP’s strategy pertains to its Hindu nationalist discourse
Sat, Jun 11, 2016
Why the BJP rewrites historySubscriber Only
June 07,2016 00:00:04 AM
The party’s aversion to Nehru draws from its notion of India and Indian citizenship.
Tue, Jun 07, 2016
Laws prescribing educational qualifications for contesting elections are undemocraticSubscriber Only
May 10,2016 00:01:03 AM
In Haryana, a new law makes it mandatory for a general male candidate to pass Class X and a general woman candidate to pass Class VIII
Tue, May 10, 2016
India’s jobless growth is undermining its ability to reap the demographic dividendSubscriber Only
April 29,2016 00:27:54 AM
The last quarterly survey by the Labour Bureau showed that India has never created so few jobs, since the survey started in 2009
Fri, Apr 29, 2016
Ambedkar against nationalismSubscriber Only
April 14,2016 00:01:24 AM
For Ambedkar, human dignity mattered more.
Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Misremembering an iconSubscriber Only
April 11,2016 00:02:20 AM
Bhagat Singh believed neither in religion nor violence.
Mon, Apr 11, 2016
The facade of democracySubscriber Only
April 01,2016 00:05:38 AM
Nawaz Sharif is helping the army to rule without governing Pakistan.
Fri, Apr 01, 2016
Why Jats want a quotaSubscriber Only
February 23,2016 00:00:16 AM
The Jats, Marathas and Patels are certainly dominant, but their mobilisation tells us something about structural problems in the Indian economy.
Tue, Feb 23, 2016
Dalits still left outSubscriber Only
February 18,2016 00:04:31 AM
Discrimination against Dalits is rising despite stronger laws. Attitudes of police, judiciary must change
Thu, Feb 18, 2016
Decoding RawalpindiSubscriber Only
January 29,2016 00:01:53 AM
Does Masood Azhar’s ‘protective custody’ reflect a new policy at the top of the Pakistan army?
Fri, Jan 29, 2016
This land, this nationSubscriber Only
January 12,2016 00:22:58 AM
Akhand Bharat is a mainstay of Hindu nationalism — because land plays a key role in its ideology.
Tue, Jan 12, 2016Which Ambedkar?Subscriber Only
December 26,2015 00:00:21 AM
The ‘official’ Ambedkar is more and more different from the original, his sanitisation a form of censorship
Sat, Dec 26, 2015
Blowin’ in the Gujarat windSubscriber Only
December 04,2015 00:09:40 AM
BJP setback in local polls may point to a growth model that does not create jobs.
Fri, Dec 04, 2015
Winter is comingSubscriber Only
November 24,2015 00:22:18 AM
Unless government engages Opposition, Parliament will be about ordinances and obstruction.
Tue, Nov 24, 2015
The story of Indian politicians and tantricsSubscriber Only
November 07,2015 00:07:59 AM
Nitish Kumar-meets-tantric episode framed the growing acceptability of practices earlier kept secret.
Sat, Nov 07, 2015
Cornered on quotasSubscriber Only
October 24,2015 00:56:39 AM
The BJP faces a dilemma: While inaction may exacerbate the discontent of the Hardik Patels of tomorrow, any questioning of the reservation system may alienate low-caste voters.
Sat, Oct 24, 2015
Sharifs and a make-believeSubscriber Only
October 13,2015 00:55:23 AM
Nawaz is not as powerful as Raheel. As the Pakistan army exerts real power, democracy is more and more a facade.
Tue, Oct 13, 2015
East vs WestSubscriber Only
September 23,2015 00:05:20 AM
RSS may now reject Western science, but its ideology draws inspiration from the Western social sciences
Wed, Sep 23, 2015
Dal vs StateSubscriber Only
September 03,2015 00:10:53 AM
Thirty years after its creation, the Bajrang Dal continues to challenge an already precarious rule of law
Thu, Sep 03, 2015
Patels and the neo-middle class syndromeSubscriber Only
August 27,2015 00:00:28 AM
Gujarat, the first state to fight caste-based reservations, may also be the first to re-invent the system.
Thu, Aug 27, 2015
Under the rule of the armySubscriber Only
August 22,2015 00:00:56 AM
Pakistan government’s room for manoeuvre is clearly limited by the irresistible rise of the army.
Sat, Aug 22, 2015
Going softSubscriber Only
August 11,2015 00:00:03 AM
India is less popular with ordinary Americans. But this may not be a problem for US-India relations if hard power considerations make up for it.
Tue, Aug 11, 2015
The representation gapSubscriber Only
July 24,2015 00:00:09 AM
Decline in number of OBC MPs shows that the classic tropes of backward class politics — quotas and simple descriptive representation — no longer work.
Fri, Jul 24, 2015
Who mainstreamed BJP?Subscriber Only
July 21,2015 00:16:59 AM
Contrary to current narratives, the process didn’t begin with the Emergency
Tue, Jul 21, 2015
Indian direct investmentSubscriber Only
June 29,2015 01:00:43 AM
The paradox is striking: While India has been trying to attract FDI, Indian companies are investing abroad.
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