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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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Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Bajrang Dal and making of the deeper state
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?
Mon, Jun 05, 2023
Muslims in higher education: A sobering tale
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 manipulatedSign In to read
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-representedPremium Story
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 CongressPremium Story
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 09, 2023
Three years since anti-CAA protests: Law and lawlessnessPremium Story
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 2022Premium Story
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 GSTPremium Story
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 movePremium Story
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 nationalismPremium Story
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 socialistPremium Story
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 KarnatakaPremium Story
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 SCOPremium Story
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 securityPremium Story
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, 2022
Why justice for Gujarat 2002 riots seems elusive todayPremium Story
August 25,2022 04:50:50 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Hope and justice for the victims were possible because the Supreme Court played an active role. Things seem to have changed.
Thu, Aug 25, 2022
Christophe Jaffrelot, Maulik Saini write: A workforce less diversePremium Story
August 17,2022 03:45:14 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Maulik Saini write: Muslim presence is declining in public sector and even in the self-employed. They are overrepresented among the unemployed.
Wed, Aug 17, 2022
How Twitter became the new medium for diplomacyPremium Story
July 19,2022 22:55:52 PM
Christophe Jafferlot and Vihang Jumle write: Using the platform yields political dividends. But it may not make statecraft transparent
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
What Hardik Patel’s exit from Congress and entry into BJP says about Gujarat’s politicsPremium Story
June 30,2022 04:00:43 AM
Sharik Laliwala and Christophe Jaffrelot write: It is another symptom of the steady erosion of ideological cleavages as well as the hegemony of Hindu nationalism
Thu, Jun 30, 2022
Upsurge affects poor the most, govt must retool policy to ensure that inequalities do not deepenPremium Story
June 16,2022 04:00:26 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot and Trishali Chauhan write: Inflation is here to stay because it has much to do with the decline in value of the rupee that has fallen to its lowest, which makes imports of oil and gas more expensive.
Fri, Jun 17, 2022
Remembering Paul Brass: A scholar of identity politics and violence in Northern IndiaPremium Story
June 03,2022 15:22:53 PM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Over six decades, the American scholar wrote on a range of topics -- from farmers' movements in Western UP and a three-volume biography of Charan Singh to theorising about Hindu-Muslim faultlines and riots
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
Is the BJP in UP really more representative of society than other parties? Not reallyPremium Story
May 20,2022 03:30:56 AM
Prannv Dhawan and Christophe Jaffrelot write: Upper castes dominate not just the state assembly, but also the government, while religious minorities find little representation
Fri, May 20, 2022
The case for extending constitutional protections to Muslim and Christian DalitsPremium Story
April 26,2022 03:15:49 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Phillip Varghese write: They are primarily Dalits and their Muslim and Christian identity is secondary, as evident in several cases of atrocities against Dalits
Tue, Apr 26, 2022
Criminal Procedure bill will not make Indians saferPremium Story
April 05,2022 04:00:46 AM
Aditya Sharma, Christophe Jaffrelot write: It empowers police, governments to conduct such intrusive investigations with little accountability and few legal guidelines
Tue, Apr 05, 2022
India’s stance on invasion of Ukraine is troublingPremium Story
March 22,2022 04:15:56 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Jean-Thomas Martelli write: It has reduced the war to a territorial conflict between two comparable evils, invisibilising civilian resistance and diluting the responsibility of Russian aggression.
Thu, Mar 24, 2022
Why it is important to remember Ehsan JafriPremium Story
March 01,2022 03:00:21 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Freedom fighter and unionist, Jafri belonged to the tradition of progressive politics in Gujarat.
Tue, Mar 01, 2022