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  1. 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

    thewire.in/politics/christophe

  2. 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

    middleeasteye.net/opinion/indi

  3. Muslim woman allotted flat under CM scheme in Vadodara, residents protest

    The 44-year-old mother says the protests first began in 2020 when the residents wrote to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), seeking her house allotment to be invalidated.

    #gujarat #vadodara #ReligiousDiscrimination #VMC #IndianMuslims #hindutva #communalism #india

    indianexpress.com/article/citi

  4. Gujarat: After their houses were razed, names of 700 fishermen deleted from voters’ lists

    Afterwards, a public notice was displayed at the concerned village panchayat asking why names should not be deleted from electoral rolls.

    #gujarat #dwarka #VotersList #LokSabhaElection2024 #IndianMuslims #communalism #bulldozers #BJPStates #india

    indianexpress.com/article/citi

  5. In Amit Shah’s Gandhinagar, three Lok Sabha candidates allege they faced pressure to withdraw

    They claim that local BJP politicians, and, in some cases, the Gujarat Police pushed them to exit the contest. One remains in the fray.

    #gujarat #gandhinagar #LokSabhaElection2024 #BJP #AmitShah #ElectionCommission #BJPStates #india

    scroll.in/article/1067398/in-a

  6. "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

    globelynews.com/south-asia/nar

  7. 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

    himalmag.com/politics/christop

  8. 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

    thewire.in/books/narendra-modi

  9. ⚡️ Tragic bus accident in Gujarat's Panchmahal district. Luxury bus collides into a stationary bus on the highway, resulting in 4 fatalities and 11 injuries. Driver failed to notice the stopped bus. Victims receiving treatment at local hospital, while two seriously injured individuals were transferred to Vadodara for further medical assistance. #busaccident #Gujarat riskmap.com/incidents/1958660/

  10. Unbelievable (well, unless you watch #IPL regularly) win by Rajasthan Royals over Gujarat TItans just witnessed. Royals were 4 for 2 after 3 overs and I'd foolishly written them off after 12. What do I know? Absolutely love Indian Premier League #cricket.

    #Rajasthan #RajasthanRoyals #GujaratTitans #Gujarat

  11. Migrant worker ‘beaten to death’ in Kheda, 2nd in two days in Gujarat

    The victim, Ramesh Kumar Kherawar from Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh, came to Ahmedabad for work a year ago, according to complainant Manish Kumar Singh, 22, who identified Kherawar’s body at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.

    #gujarat #ahmedabad #kheda #mahemdabad #MigrantLabourers #migrants #chhattisgarh #lynching #labour #labor #xenophobia #india

    indianexpress.com/article/citi

  12. India’s Anti-Conversion Laws Violate International Human Rights Law: USCIRF

    As per the latest USCIRF report, the anti-conversion legislation promulgated in 12 states “violate international human rights law’s protections for the right to freedom of religion or belief”.

    #USCIRF #UnitedStates #ReligiousFreedom #law #conversions #InterfaithLove #InterfaithMarriages #christians #muslims #BJP #RSS #HumanRights #gujarat #UttarPradesh #haryana #karnataka #HimachalPradesh #MadhyaPradesh #uttarakhand #india

    thewire.in/communalism/indias-

  13. The first chapter of our Gujarati #kite adventure is online.

    Read all about why one needs skis in #India, where is the smoking lounge outside the #Mumbai airport, learn to cross the road in #Ahmedabad, relive the opening ceremony of IKF Gujarat 2023, and check out the new passion of the Ambassador of Slovenia in India.

    Enjoy! 😉

    kapjasa.si/en/kite-adventure-i

    #kites #kiteflying #kitefestival #festival #gujarat #uttarayan #slovenia #ikfgujarat2023 #makarsankranti