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Christophe Jaffrelot

Christophe Jaffrelot

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Why are Gujarati Migrants Fleeing the Model State?

12.02.2025 10

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

Godhra and After: 'Conspiracy' a Feature Film Cannot Hope to Unravel

09.01.2025 10

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

Hindu Nationalists Were Not More Favourable to Ambedkar Than Congress, History Shows

A few days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in one of his X posts wrote, “If the Congress and its rotten ecosystem think their malicious lies can...

22.12.2024 8

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

The Ajmer Dargah Sharif Is the Site for the Tussle Between Sufism and Hindutva

A lawsuit was filed last month by the Hindu Sena seeking a survey of the site of the Ajmer Dargah Sharif of Khwaja Mu’in al-din Chishti, one of the...

02.12.2024 70

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

How Does India See Its Muslim Population?

18.11.2024 10

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Christophe Jaffrelot

India's Innovation Deficit and How It Has Fuelled Dependence on China

In 2019, the World Economic Forum ranked India mid-table – 68th out of 141 – in terms of competitiveness, based on its Global Competitiveness...

29.10.2024 3

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

What Make in India Has Brought to India

Last month, Narendra Modi celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Make in India programme by mobilising data which are contradicted by all...

12.10.2024 4

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

Do People Really Like Narendra Modi? Here’s What the Numbers Say

Illustration: Pariplab Chakraborty. Similarly, 40 days later, the results of recent by-polls echoed this trend, showing an average decrease of 16...

18.09.2024 2

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Christophe Jaffrelot

India's Path to Food Security Has No Quick Fixes

Last month, we presented in a rather descriptive manner the challenge India was facing on the food security front and showed that it was bound to...

03.09.2024 10

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot

It's Not Just Food Price, India Is Facing a Food Security Challenge

The rise of food prices in India today remains insufficiently analysed in terms of food security. Years ago Amartya Sen, in his “Capability...

20.08.2024 4

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Caste Versus Hindutva – Again

Since the 1980s – even before Mandal – two political repertoires are in competition in the Indian public sphere: caste politics and Hindutva. This...

09.08.2024 10

The Wire

Christophe Jaffrelot