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Hilal Ahmed
The writer is an associate professor, CDS, New Delhi
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The paradox of Hindi: Official but not yet ‘national’, and a language of the marginalisedSubscriber Only
March 03,2025 15:39:03 PM
The two imaginations of Hindi—an official yet to be functional national language of the state and a popular, democratic, and confident language of people — need to be taken very seriously while exploring the complex ways in which language politics is imposed on us.
Mon, Mar 03, 2025
Most Delhi voters see welfare schemes as a right, but looked for moreSubscriber Only
February 10,2025 19:31:59 PM
30% respondents feel freebies do not bring substantial change in lives of individual households, but 60% argue that welfarism is a civic right
Mon, Feb 10, 2025
Five things Rahul Gandhi needs to do in 2025 to build on his popularitySubscriber Only
January 01,2025 07:35:13 AM
That Rahul Gandhi has transformed the Constitution into a political object is a significant move. However, the politics of the Constitution cannot become effective if it is not linked to an equally constructive politics of institutions.
Wed, Jan 01, 2025
Arvind Kejriwal and hero worship in Indian politicsSubscriber Only
September 19,2024 07:21:16 AM
Kejriwal’s resignation as Delhi chief minister points at the prevalence of personality cults in politics and how they continue to be manipulated for electoral gains
Thu, Sep 19, 2024
What the 2024 elections showed about the limits of HindutvaSubscriber Only
June 26,2024 20:15:12 PM
The two meanings of Hindutva — an acceptable political narrative and a cultural expression of Hindu identity — have been a source of political inspiration for the BJP for almost a decade. This time, however, the party failed to understand the evolving political scenario and the electoral viability of its Hindutva strategy
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Behind Narendra Modi’s concerns for Muslims, BJP’s logic of ‘winnability’Subscriber Only
May 18,2024 14:00:49 PM
In the first phase of elections, the BJP tried to mobilise the traditional Hindutva voters simply to discredit the Opposition. The focus, it seems, is now shifting to a new constituency of voters, which does not necessarily subscribe to the Hindutva imagination of politics and governance
Mon, May 20, 2024
In BJP and Congress manifestos, new ideas about the Indian stateSubscriber Only
April 17,2024 14:00:34 PM
The two documents, seen through the lens of social justice, economic equality, and religious-cultural pluralism, can be a valuable political resource to understand the proposed outline for the future Indian state
Fri, Apr 19, 2024
In Ayodhya, a history forgottenSubscriber Only
February 07,2024 07:07:28 AM
Ram temple at Ayodhya is a uniquely new site of official memory
Wed, Feb 07, 2024
Behind suspension of 143 MPs, a political immoralitySubscriber Only
December 21,2023 07:07:25 AM
The government vs Opposition framework should not be exaggerated. The present situation is an outcome of a much deeper political crisis, which poses a serious challenge to our democratic values and egalitarian constitutional principles
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
BJP’s Sufi dialogue may be an attempt to keep its core ideology open-endedSubscriber Only
October 23,2023 07:00:02 AM
The ‘committed voters’ of the BJP come from different socio-economic, religious and cultural backgrounds. The anti-Muslim narrative produced and sustained by a section of the media does not necessarily attract those voters who do not want to be associated with any hate campaign
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Election, no longer a settled issueSubscriber Only
September 11,2023 07:00:45 AM
What both proponents and critics of one-nation-one-election miss: The constitutional mandate and imagination of democracy as political norm
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
In PM Modi’s I-Day speech, a different imagination for India’s political futureSubscriber Only
August 15,2023 20:08:47 PM
The PM introduced the idea of ‘political time’, where the past is divided into a period of slavery and a period of struggle and liberation, and the present is the ‘Amrit Kaal’, marking a decisive moment to enter a new political future
Thu, Aug 17, 2023
Imtiaz Ahmad: A scholar who challenged conventional research on Indian MuslimsSubscriber Only
June 22,2023 07:23:20 AM
He was a chronicler of the multiple Muslim identities in India
Thu, Jun 22, 2023
Hilal Ahmed writes: Why the talk on Opposition unity ahead of 2024 has not yet become meaningfulSubscriber Only
March 09,2023 14:31:43 PM
All talk of Opposition unity must consider how much BJP has transformed the political culture through Hindutva-driven nationalism and a new conception of a charitable state.
Thu, Mar 09, 2023
BJP outreach to Pasmanda Muslims: Their identity does not disturb the ideological premise of HindutvaSubscriber Only
November 17,2022 15:57:44 PM
Pasmanda Muslim identity is rooted in social justice politics and seeks to challenge Ashraf hegemony and secularise “backwardness”. It fits well with RSS’s new conceptualisation of Indian national identity and the BJP’s labharthi welfarism
Mon, Nov 21, 2022
At Gyanvapi, the law feeds into BJP’s political imaginationSubscriber Only
September 20,2022 16:38:42 PM
Hilal Ahmed writes: It is important to remember that the Gyanvapi dispute is not going to recreate any new secular-communal type political binary. It will be accommodated as a part of the ruling party's ongoing narrative.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
BJP’s electoral victories are a result of a new kind of welfarismSubscriber Only
March 14,2022 03:10:14 AM
The state offers benefits to citizens as acts of benevolence to bargain with them in the realm of competitive electoral politics
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
A new Modi rose in KashiSubscriber Only
January 06,2022 04:30:55 AM
🔴 Hilal Ahmed writes: The prime minister has fused Hindutva with his development narrative
Thu, Jan 06, 2022
The emergence of Muslim ‘politicophobia’ after 9/11Subscriber Only
September 11,2021 04:05:30 AM
Political parties adopted new political consensus, resulting from merger between global anti-Islamism and anti-Muslim communalism in India, to address Indian Muslims not merely as a problematic religious minority but also as a part of a global Islamic umma
Sun, Sep 12, 2021
How (not) to commemorate the Quit India movementSubscriber Only
August 09,2017 06:27:46 AM
No one remembers the golden jubilee celebrations of the Quit India Movement in 1992. The India Gate is still known as India Gate; no one calls it August Kranti Park. There is no statute of Gandhi. And even the one rupee coin that was issued by the then government in honor of the freedom fighters of 1942 is not in use
Wed, Aug 09, 2017
The Taslima Nasreen Vs Muslim sentiment argumentSubscriber Only
August 01,2017 23:35:42 PM
There are remarkable similarities in the seemingly conflicting arguments between TaslimaNasreen and MLA Imtiyaz Jaleel. They tend to revolve around a few strong beliefs: (a) There is only one form of Islam in India, (b) all Muslims are deeply religious; they follow Islam as an ultimate way of life and (c) reform or no reform, Muslims cannot be understood without Islam.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
Minority report for the BJPSubscriber Only
May 15,2017 00:00:23 AM
Muslims are not a monolith. Recognising the status of Muslim communities, particularly at state level, as religious-cultural minorities, cannot be called appeasement
Mon, May 15, 2017
Lokniti-CSDS Post-Poll Analysis: The nuanced perspective of Kerala’s ‘leftist’ voterSubscriber Only
May 23,2016 02:00:57 AM
Lokniti’s pre-poll survey very clearly suggests that the electorate in Kerala does not subscribe to dominant pro- or anti-liberalisation rhetoric.
Mon, May 23, 2016
Shahi politicsSubscriber Only
November 18,2014 00:22:38 AM
The imam’s statement paved the way for another public debate on how representative a Muslim leader Bukhari is.
Tue, Nov 18, 2014Affirmative action and its limitsSubscriber Only
June 01,2012 00:08:36 AM
Andhra HC judgment redefines the complex relationship between religion,caste and reservations
Fri, Jun 01, 2012Journalism of Courage
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