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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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Why justice for Gujarat 2002 riots seems elusive todaySubscriber Only
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 diverseSubscriber Only
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 diplomacySubscriber Only
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 politicsSubscriber Only
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 deepenSubscriber Only
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 IndiaSubscriber Only
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 reallySubscriber Only
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 DalitsSubscriber Only
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 saferSubscriber Only
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 troublingSubscriber Only
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 JafriSubscriber Only
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
Tackling India’s unemployment waveSubscriber Only
January 12,2022 04:00:26 AM
🔴 Trishali Chauhan, Christophe Jaffrelot write: Across sectors, age groups and gender, there has been an increase in joblessness, which cannot be blamed solely on the pandemic
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
What NFHS-5 data reveals about gender in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 28,2021 04:30:13 AM
🔴 Christophe Jaffrelot, Trishali Chauhan write: There have been small steps towards progress, although Indian women still lag behind in literacy, and gender-related violence has increased in many states
Thu, Dec 30, 2021
Across India, minorities are overrepresented in jailsSubscriber Only
December 10,2021 03:40:30 AM
🔴 Christophe Jaffrelot, Maulik Saini write: This is a clear indication of the communalisation of the police that tends to prevail, irrespective of the ideology of the ruling party.
Sat, Dec 11, 2021
Why India’s pro-rich, anti-poor taxation policies must changeSubscriber Only
November 20,2021 04:02:28 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Vihang Jumle write: Taxing the well-off could help raise resources to deal with important issues like climate change.
Sun, Nov 21, 2021
Why India’s green façade is crackingSubscriber Only
November 11,2021 03:13:17 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Hemal Thakker write: Even though it has invested in renewable energy and announced a net-zero target, there is a gap between the announcements and the ground reality, as is evident from the promotion of coal.
Fri, Nov 12, 2021
EU, India and the Indo-PacificSubscriber Only
October 20,2021 03:00:33 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: India does not figure prominently in the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy. The Chinese challenge might change that.
Thu, Oct 21, 2021
The BJP’s Patel conundrum in GujaratSubscriber Only
September 29,2021 03:50:54 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Sharik Laliwala write: Recent reshuffle does not address socio-economic issues plaguing the state and has faulty electoral arithmetic, thus leaving open a window of opportunity for Opposition
Thu, Sep 30, 2021
Can BJP balance caste aspirations of voters with its core Hindutva appeal?Subscriber Only
September 20,2021 03:55:20 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot, Prannv Dhawan write: The recent ministerial reshuffling in Union government and stance on OBC reservation show the party’s growing investment in caste politics.
Tue, Sep 21, 2021
Why a caste census is needed — and why it may not see light of daySubscriber Only
September 04,2021 03:24:09 AM
Prannv Dhawan and Christophe Jaffrelot write: It would provide up-to-date data to calibrate reservation, but threaten social justice claims of a caste-conscious compensatory discrimination regime.
Sun, Sep 05, 2021
What happens to India’s ‘plurilateralism’ after Taliban takeover of AfghanistanSubscriber Only
August 26,2021 04:00:34 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Geopolitical trends in the region and beyond point to the difficulty of sustaining contradictory pressures in New Delhi's foreign policy
Fri, Aug 27, 2021
How do Indian Muslims and Hindus compare in their attitudes towards identity and politics?Subscriber Only
August 07,2021 03:50:54 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: There are many similarities as far as the faith and tradition are concerned, but complete divergence when it comes to attitudes towards political culture.
Sat, Aug 07, 2021
Pew survey reflects growing affinity between majority community and HindutvaSubscriber Only
July 22,2021 03:01:01 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Beyond this, it also illustrates the decline of reformist attitudes and resilience of caste.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021
Why is the Indian government so afraid of Twitter?Subscriber Only
July 09,2021 03:00:47 AM
The social media platform is a casualty of the government’s fear of dissent — and it’s not the only one.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021
What makes PM Modi immune to political accountability?Subscriber Only
June 24,2021 03:00:45 AM
Christophe Jaffrelot writes: It’s not just charisma, but also his image of ‘saintliness’ that protects him.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021Journalism of Courage
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