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Full Text | 'Can Modi Be Pragmatic in Terms of Ideology?': Christophe Jaffrelot to Karan Thapar

'Will Modi treat the institutions of the Indian Republic and the media differently? Will these institutions change their attitude?'

#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot #NarendraModi #BJP #caste #hindutva #RSS #polarisation #manipur #ManipurUnrest #gujarat #reservations #dalits #mandal #india

https://thewire.in/politics/christophe-jaffrelot-karan-thapar-full-text

How London shaped Ambedkar

Ranbir Singh reviews ‘Ambedkar in London’, edited by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot.

#BookReview #BRAmbedkar #biography #london #LSE #AmbedkarHouseMuseum #SocialJustice #caste #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ChristopheJaffrelot #ambedkar #india

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/how-london-shaped-ambedkar-631373

How London shaped Ambedkar

Ranbir Singh reviews ‘Ambedkar in London’, edited by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot.

#BookReview #BRAmbedkar #biography #london #LSE #AmbedkarHouseMuseum #SocialJustice #caste #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ChristopheJaffrelot #ambedkar #india

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/how-london-shaped-ambedkar-631373

How London shaped Ambedkar

Ranbir Singh reviews ‘Ambedkar in London’, edited by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot.

#BookReview #BRAmbedkar #biography #london #LSE #AmbedkarHouseMuseum #SocialJustice #caste #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ChristopheJaffrelot #ambedkar #india

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/how-london-shaped-ambedkar-631373

How London shaped Ambedkar

Ranbir Singh reviews ‘Ambedkar in London’, edited by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot.

#BookReview #BRAmbedkar #biography #london #LSE #AmbedkarHouseMuseum #SocialJustice #caste #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ChristopheJaffrelot #ambedkar #india

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/how-london-shaped-ambedkar-631373

How London shaped Ambedkar

Ranbir Singh reviews ‘Ambedkar in London’, edited by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot.

#BookReview #BRAmbedkar #biography #london #LSE #AmbedkarHouseMuseum #SocialJustice #caste #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ChristopheJaffrelot #ambedkar #india

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/how-london-shaped-ambedkar-631373

How Modi's gruesome politics have always been hiding in plain sight

Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi' meticulously details how for 14 years as its chief minister, Modi used Gujarat as his test laboratory for the nightmare brand of Hindu nationalism now dominating India. Peter Oborne writes.

#BookReview #ChristopheJaffrelot #gujarat #NarendraModi #BJP #hindutva #GujaratRiots #IndianMuslims #minorities #books #bookstodon #india

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/india-elections-modi-gruesome-politics-hiding-plain-sight

Rule & Divide

Alpa Shah reviews books by Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil.

#BookReview #ChristopheJaffrelot #PratinavAnil #NarendraModi #hindutva #gujarat #authoritarianism #IndianMuslims #marginalisation #history #books #bookstodon #histodon #india

https://literaryreview.co.uk/rule-divide

Christophe Jaffrelot on the Need to 'Revalorise' the Constitution

'What we see now is that it's not so complicated to twist the arms of bureaucrats, it's not so complicated to appoint bureaucrats who are prepared to implement your policy.'

#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot #IndianConstitution #polarisation #CommunalRiots #GujaratRiots #RSS #BJP #adani #dalits #ElectionCommission #PressFreedom #NREGA #dissent #NarendraModi #books #bookstodon #india

https://thewire.in/politics/full-text-christophe-jaffrelot-on-the-need-to-revalorise-the-constitution

Christophe Jaffrelot on What Makes Brand Modi Successful

“Like many populists, Modi is a chameleon — this is his brand. Everyone can find in him what he or she is looking for.”

#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot #NarendraModi #BJP #hindutva #populism #comnunalism #CronyCapitalism #IndianMuslims #india

https://thediplomat.com/2024/04/christophe-jaffrelot-on-what-makes-brand-modi-successful/

"Modi and Adani are indissociable"

King’s College London Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot and host Arif Rafiq discuss the fundamental features of Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist project developed in the “laboratory” of the Gujarat state and applied nationally over his first two terms as prime minister.

#podcast #ChristopheJaffrelot #NarendraModi #GautamAdani #modi #adani #CronyCapitalism #gujarat #hindutva #RSS #BJP #fascism #india

https://globelynews.com/south-asia/narendra-modi-most-powerful-leader/

Full Text: Christophe Jaffrelot on India's Spiral Into a 'De-Facto Deeper State'

In an hour-long interview, the academic notes how under Modi India has become 'a landscape of very worrying divisions.'

#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot #communalism #BJP #hindutva #GautamAdani #AdaniGroup #unemployment #CommunalViolence #gujarat #HinduNationalism #SupremeCourt #adani #modi #RamTemple #mughals #india

https://thewire.in/politics/full-text-christophe-jaffrelot-on-indias-spiral-into-a-de-facto-deeper-state

A Deeper State

Vigilantism and surveillance in Modi’s Gujarat (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).

#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #StateSurveillance #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

https://caravanmagazine.in/excerpt/deeper-state-vigilantism-modi-gujarat-christophe-jaffrelot

The enduring personality cult of Narendra Modi

The formula for the Indian prime minister’s brand of populism was developed in Gujarat, a “laboratory for Hindu nationalism”. (An excerpt from 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India' by Christophe Jaffrelot (Hurst Publishers, February 2024).

#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #fascism #populism #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

https://www.himalmag.com/politics/christophe-jaffrelot-gujarat-narendra-modi-bharatiya-janata-party-hindu-nationalism

Narendra Modi: A Pracharak Morphed into a Politician?

Modi has always claimed that he was “an apolitical CM”. This claim extends back to his first faltering steps in the public arena, which, undeniably, have endowed him with a unique pedigree. But this claim needs to be scrutinised. Extract from Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India', to be published on 15 February 2024.

#BookExcerpt #gujarat #NarendraModi #communalism #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #modi #BJP #RSS #hindutva #history #IndianHistory #books #bookstodon #histodon #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

https://thewire.in/books/narendra-modi-a-pracharak-morphed-into-a-politician

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/

Who gets to write about Ambedkar?

Six new reappraisals show the gulf between Dalit-Bahujan and anglophone writing on B R Ambedkar. Harish S Wankhede writes.

#BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #biography #history #dalits #bahujan #ambedkarites #SocialJustice #caste #SavitaAmbedkar #DhananjayKeer #ChristopheJaffrelot #GailOmvedt #ValerianRodrigues #buddhism #JohnDewey #ScottRStroud #WilliamGould #SantoshDass #ShashiTharoor #books #bookstodon #india #activism

https://www.himalmag.com/ambedkar-biography-caste-dalit-bahujan-savita-hindutva-gandhi-phule-buddha/

Why Is France So Eager to Cosy Up to an Authoritarian Narendra Modi?

The driving force of Franco-Indian relations is elsewhere, in the sovereign realm of strategy, and indeed security, where the state’s role is greater than in the economy, writes Christophe Jaffrelot.

#france #NarendraModi #EmmanuelMacron #security #diplomacy #authoritarianism #HinduNationalism #ChristopheJaffrelot #india

https://thewire.in/diplomacy/france-emmanuel-macron-narendra-modi-strategy

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: BJP is chipping away at India’s federalism

Centralising tendencies have increased under the current government.

#federalism #UnionGovt #BJP #NarendraModi #modi #GST #demonetisation #CovidLockdown #KeralaFloods #delhi #uttarakhand #ChristopheJaffrelot #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/christophe-jaffrelot-writes-bjp-is-chipping-away-at-indias-federalism-8680814/

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: In the name of faith and state

Vigilante groups such as Bajrang Dal represent a deeper state that enforces a dominant view of society, which is not necessarily legal.

#karnataka #UttarPradesh #haryana #BajrangDal #VHP #RSS #HinduMobs #vigilantism #CommunalViolence #CowLynchings #BJP #hindutva #ChristopheJaffrelot #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/karnataka-election-result-poll-campaign-congress-bjp-8645595/

Muslims in higher education: A sobering tale

Data points to falling Muslim enrolment. This level of absolute decline has not happened in the recent past for any group, write Christophe Jaffrelot and A Kalaiyarasan.

#muslims #education #HigherEducation #marginalisation #SacharCommitteeReport #reservations #OBC #dalits #adivasis #CommunalViolence #ghettoisation #BJP #hindutva #india #ChristopheJaffrelot #AKalaiyarasan

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/lower-in-higher-education-8598739/

Has Modi Pushed Indian Democracy Past Its Breaking Point?

With the media and judiciary already under attack, the Prime Minister’s main opponent was just banned from Parliament.

#interview #ChristopheJaffrelot NarendraModi #modi #BJP #democracy #opposition #gujarat #RahulGandhi #kashmir #HumanRights #CommunalViolence #india

https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/has-modi-pushed-indian-democracy-past-its-breaking-point

Book Review: Ambedkar in London by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot

In Ambedkar in London, William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot offer a new collection exploring Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s education and political formation in the city. This is a valuable and unique contribution that expands our understanding of Ambedkar’s activities and experiences in London and their continuing legacies, writes Scott Stroud.

#ambedkar #london #biography #caste #dalits #dalit #SocialJustice #caste #untouchability #brahminism #WilliamGould #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #books #bookstodon #BookReview #india

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2023/02/27/book-review-ambedkar-in-london-by-william-gould-santosh-dass-and-christophe-jaffrelot/

Book Review: Ambedkar in London by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot

In Ambedkar in London, William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot offer a new collection exploring Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s education and political formation in the city. This is a valuable and unique contribution that expands our understanding of Ambedkar’s activities and experiences in London and their continuing legacies, writes Scott Stroud.

#ambedkar #london #biography #caste #dalits #dalit #SocialJustice #caste #untouchability #brahminism #WilliamGould #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #books #bookstodon #BookReview #india

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2023/02/27/book-review-ambedkar-in-london-by-william-gould-santosh-dass-and-christophe-jaffrelot/

Book Review: Ambedkar in London by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot

In Ambedkar in London, William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot offer a new collection exploring Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s education and political formation in the city. This is a valuable and unique contribution that expands our understanding of Ambedkar’s activities and experiences in London and their continuing legacies, writes Scott Stroud.

#ambedkar #london #biography #caste #dalits #dalit #SocialJustice #caste #untouchability #brahminism #WilliamGould #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #books #bookstodon #BookReview #india

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2023/02/27/book-review-ambedkar-in-london-by-william-gould-santosh-dass-and-christophe-jaffrelot/

Book Review: Ambedkar in London by William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot

In Ambedkar in London, William Gould, Santosh Dass and Christophe Jaffrelot offer a new collection exploring Dr B.R. Ambedkar’s education and political formation in the city. This is a valuable and unique contribution that expands our understanding of Ambedkar’s activities and experiences in London and their continuing legacies, writes Scott Stroud.

#ambedkar #london #biography #caste #dalits #dalit #SocialJustice #caste #untouchability #brahminism #WilliamGould #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #books #bookstodon #BookReview #india

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2023/02/27/book-review-ambedkar-in-london-by-william-gould-santosh-dass-and-christophe-jaffrelot/

Why it is important to remember Ehsan Jafri

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Freedom fighter and unionist, Jafri belonged to the tradition of progressive politics in Gujarat.

#EhsanJafri #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #BJP #INC #VHP #hindutva #NarendraModi #modi #india #ChristopheJaffrelot

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/why-it-is-important-to-remember-ehsan-jafri-7795207/

Other countries’ view of India is influenced by calculations and hopes that it can help counter Chinese expansionism in Asia

Researching our book on the Emergency, India’s First Dictatorship (HarperCollins, 2021), we found that the change in regime did not change the way Western democracies perceived New Delhi, write Christophe Jaffrelot and Pratinav Anil.

#emergency #IndiraGandhi #INC #history #china #asia #democracy #diplomacy #india #books #ChristopheJaffrelot #PratinavAnil

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-china-emergency-democracy-7196194/

20 Best New Democracy eBooks To Read In 2023

#ebooks #bookstodon #books #democracy #nationalism #FreeSpeech #DebashishRoyChowdhury #JohnKeane #ChristopheJaffrelot #CynthiaSchoch #modi #history #politics #india

https://bookauthority.org/books/new-democracy-ebooks

Ambedkar in London: New Book Looks Into Internationalism of Ambedkarite Politics

The book shows how London became a melting point for intellectual engagements in Ambedkar’s formative experiences.

#ambedkar #biography #books #bookstodon #BookReview #SocialJustice #equality #untouchability #HumanRights #dalit #dalits #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #WilliamGould #history #india

https://www.thequint.com/us-nri-news/ambedkar-in-london-new-book-looks-into-internationalism-of-ambedkarite-politics

Ambedkar in London: New Book Looks Into Internationalism of Ambedkarite Politics

The book shows how London became a melting point for intellectual engagements in Ambedkar’s formative experiences.

#ambedkar #biography #books #bookstodon #BookReview #SocialJustice #equality #untouchability #HumanRights #dalit #dalits #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #WilliamGould #history #india

https://www.thequint.com/us-nri-news/ambedkar-in-london-new-book-looks-into-internationalism-of-ambedkarite-politics

Ambedkar in London: New Book Looks Into Internationalism of Ambedkarite Politics

The book shows how London became a melting point for intellectual engagements in Ambedkar’s formative experiences.

#ambedkar #biography #books #bookstodon #BookReview #SocialJustice #equality #untouchability #HumanRights #dalit #dalits #ChristopheJaffrelot #SantoshDass #WilliamGould #history #india

https://www.thequint.com/us-nri-news/ambedkar-in-london-new-book-looks-into-internationalism-of-ambedkarite-politics