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Happymon Jacob
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Professor. Founder. Editor. @CSDR_India @IndiasWorld_mag. Line on Fire (OUP). Columnist @htTweets Bylines @ForeignAffairs @TIME @the_hindu
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Apr 5
    Delighted to release the April issue of INDIA’S WORLD magazine! This issue deep-dives into the escalating tensions & complexities of the Iran war. Check it out! 👇 #IndiasWorld #Geopolitics #Iran #ForeignPolicy #Indiasworld #CurrentAffairs @IndiasWorld_mag Read
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Dec 2, 2021
    Most of us decide to stay back in India to live, work and pay taxes here rather than take the next available flight out of the country.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Sep 25, 2022
    Next time China calls Arunachal Pradesh Southern Tibet, India should respond by calling Tibet ‘Northwestern Arunachal Pradesh’.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Jun 13, 2022
    Ask the BJP an economy question; they will give you a history lecture.🤷‍♂️
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Apr 11, 2022
    If wearing Hijab in educational institutions is not allowed, why are “Ram Navami Havans” being allowed inside university hostels (and students forced to eat vegetarian food)?! Good morning India:)
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    Happymon Jacob
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    May 12, 2022
    Imagine a country that wants to dig up & get rid of the Taj Mahal!
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Apr 21, 2021
    If the BJP survives this, it will survive pretty much anything.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Feb 8, 2022
    Girls have a right to go to school without being heckled, no matter what they wear.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Oct 25, 2022
    Indian-origin PM in the UK is ok. Italian-origin Congress leader in India is not. What do you call that?
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Aug 23, 2021
    A Muslim boy gets beaten up for selling bangles to Hindus in India...BUT its the Taliban that shock us. Let's begin by acknowledging our self-serving moral double standards.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Jul 30, 2025
    Dear America, in the long run, you will realise this was a monumental self-goal.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Feb 3, 2021
    What is India's No. 2 foreign policy challenge? No. 1 is Rihanna.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Feb 7, 2023
    Hope they are able to accommodate a few economists too, just by the way.
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    Happymon Jacob
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    Mar 3, 2022
    I received an invitation two days ago to be the “McAdams” of the day! I declined as I wasn’t feeling suicidal.