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Shibashis Chatterjee
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Shibashis Chatterjee teaches at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and was the Eugenio Lopez Visiting Chair at the Department of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute, US
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Dear Editor, I Disagree: America’s founding paradoxes — and a balance wearing thin
July 08, 2026 15:30 IST
America’s prospects rely less on global pre-eminence and more on a renewed command of the art required to hold contradiction in check
Wed, Jul 08, 2026
From West Bengal to Maharashtra, India’s politics of fragmentation is taking a toll on democracySubscriber Only
June 19, 2026 13:52 IST
Entrusting our faith to a magnetic personality rather than to an organisation can make internal disputes become matters of survival, as loyalty centres on the individual rather than the institution
Fri, Jun 19, 2026
For decades, Bengal was an exception. Now it’s a chapter in the saffron storySubscriber Only
May 04, 2026 13:15 IST
The assumption has been that Bengali identity possesses an inherent resilience against majoritarian religious politics. The electoral outcome seems to suggest otherwise
Mon, May 04, 2026
I teach at Jadavpur. Calling it a place of ‘anarchy’ misunderstands the purpose of a universitySubscriber Only
April 28, 2026 18:11 IST
The PM’s remarks reveal a deeper unease with nonconformist knowledge and forms of expression that resist order, discipline, and instrumental productivity
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
How war and the language of defiance shape the international orderSubscriber Only
March 27, 2026 15:06 IST
It can be boiled down to four non-mutually exclusive components: Standard leftist critiques of global capitalism, Third World resistance to intervention, Islamic opposition to Western cultural and political hegemony, and critiques from within the US
Fri, Mar 27, 2026
Jürgen Habermas saw deliberation as democracy’s lifebloodSubscriber Only
March 16, 2026 11:24 IST
Amid a world of technological disruption, geopolitical competition, and democratic instability, his questions are ever-pressing. How can the legitimacy of democratic institutions be found in ever more complex power structures? And how can reason endure in an epoch of post-truth?
Mon, Mar 16, 2026
Tarique Rahman swearing-in: How the ‘new Dhaka’ approaches India will have implications for all of South AsiaSubscriber Only
February 18, 2026 11:11 IST
Jamaat’s parliamentary footprint, despite a relatively poor show, could shape the domestic political context of foreign policy. While hardly in a position to dictate government policy on its own, it could shape public discourse on identity, sovereignty, and relations with India
Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Today’s world has much to learn from the Hindu Epics that reject domination and warn against prideSubscriber Only
January 14, 2026 11:16 IST
Most importantly, the epics do not preach civilisational triumphalism. They stress moral collapse within societies far more than threats from outside
Tue, Apr 28, 2026
As ties with Bangladesh erode, India cannot afford to be strategically paralysedSubscriber Only
December 21, 2025 14:43 IST
Bangladesh’s increasingly close relationship with both Pakistan and China threatens India’s security in the northeast. Combined with an increase in religious extremism, a new and high-stakes form of anti-Indian politics is growing in Dhaka
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Zohran Mamdani’s win should not be reduced to a feel-good story about progress. The crisis of Liberalism needs to be resolvedSubscriber Only
November 17, 2025 11:27 IST
It makes liberals confront the question of whether they are willing to settle for representation without redistribution, diversity without democratisation, and freedom without fraternity
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Global power shifts, economic pragmatism are bringing India and China back to the negotiating table. But for how long?Subscriber Only
September 08, 2025 11:51 IST
Recent bonhomie is better seen as a tactical accommodation, rather than a strategic reset. Both are aware of the risks of outright hostility in an increasingly unstable international order, and neither is prepared to betray their core interests
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Support for war shows our alienation and longing for meaningSubscriber Only
June 27, 2025 17:45 IST
To counteract the seductive power of war, societies need to address not just the material roots of discontent but also deeper philosophical and emotional voids
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
The reasons behind resurgence of nationalist sentiments across globeSubscriber Only
June 12, 2025 15:08 IST
We can engage in discussions that grapple with economic anxieties, cultural identity, and a longing for community
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
India’s response to Pakistan was moral and ethically justifiableSubscriber Only
May 21, 2025 11:51 IST
India’s ethical stance aligned with the spirit of ‘jus ad bellum’: It had a just cause, the right intention, and pursued peaceful alternatives first
Wed, Apr 29, 2026
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