Christophe Jaffrelot

With electoral bonds decision, SC makes amendsSubscriber Only

March 14,2024 07:21:35 AM

SC has managed to retrieve some of the ground it had steadily ceded to the Executive. It remains to be seen, if, on this decision and in cases in the future, it can stay the course

With Bharat Ratna recognition, a look at Karpoori Thakur’s fraught relationship with the Sangh ParivarSubscriber Only

January 24,2024 19:51:28 PM

Bharat Ratna is a deserved honour for Thakur. But will the Modi government replicate his policy and introduce a specific quota for the MBCs, a reform that would make a caste census even more necessary?

On climate change, India’s challenges leading the Global SouthSubscriber Only

December 20,2023 06:59:52 AM

India has immense potential to develop renewable energy and how it expands and scales up this capacity will be a critical barometer of its contribution to global climate change mitigation in the coming decade

From Savarkar to Golwalkar, why Hindutva admires ZionismSubscriber Only

December 07,2023 07:07:03 AM

The foundation of this emerging alliance rests on hostility to Islam, but there are other affinities between Zionism and Hindutva. Both are characterised by ethno-nationalist ideologies that prioritise factors like race, territory and nativism

On Women’s Reservation Bill, one step forward, two steps backSubscriber Only

November 13,2023 07:19:28 AM

The remarkable achievement of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is let down by its reliance on the delimitation process

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: The West, China, a world in flux — and where India standsSubscriber Only

October 25,2023 07:17:20 AM

The future will tell if it is at the centre of global affairs or stuck between two camps

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: How Sanatan Dharma was used to defend caste, combat Hindu reformSubscriber Only

September 27,2023 07:30:56 AM

It was formed as a reaction against those who were in favour of social reforms

BJP’s Pasmanda Muslim outreach: It’s not as divided as you thinkSubscriber Only

August 25,2023 07:07:04 AM

The Muslim community is less differentiated within, along class and caste lines. But they experience clear collective deprivation

Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalaiyarasan A write: Why delimitation could deepen India’s North-South faultlineSubscriber Only

August 03,2023 07:07:15 AM

Conversations should begin on ways to ensure that doesn't happen

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: What the Indo-French relationship needsSubscriber Only

July 13,2023 07:05:19 AM

Military deals dominate ties between the two nations. Other partnerships such as the International Solar Alliance have not acquired adequate momentum

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

June 23,2023 07:07:56 AM

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Centralising tendencies have increased under the current government

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Bajrang Dal and making of the deeper stateSubscriber Only

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?

Muslims in higher education: A sobering taleSubscriber Only

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

Social media narratives on Article 370 show how opinion is manufactured and manipulatedSubscriber Only

April 04,2023 07:00:38 AM

On Kashmir, where facts remain disputed, debates can be subverted

In politics and bureaucracy, women are severely under-representedSubscriber Only

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

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: A new Rahul Gandhi, an old CongressSubscriber Only

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

Three years since anti-CAA protests: Law and lawlessnessSubscriber Only

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.

Lessons from BJP’s win in Gujarat 2022Subscriber Only

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

Five years on, examining the cost of GSTSubscriber Only

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?

Supreme Court’s EWS verdict: Why diluting caste-based reservations is a counterproductive moveSubscriber Only

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.

Savarkar vs Nehru and Gandhi: Different versions of nationalismSubscriber Only

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

Mulayam Singh Yadav: A plebian socialistSubscriber Only

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.

Why SDPI, PFI’s political wing is growing in KarnatakaSubscriber Only

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

Christophe Jaffrelot writes: Weighing Quad against SCOSubscriber Only

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.

The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food securitySubscriber Only

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