Congress is not a victim of its limitations only, but also of the decline of India’s democratic institutions & practices. It may reinvent itself as a social movement fighting, again, as an emancipatory force. My interview that has been cut by half in IT.
Jaffrelot Christophe
5,128 posts
DRCE at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS, Prof at King's College, President of the French Political Sc. Association, Chair of BASAS & NonResident Scholar at the Carnegie
Joined June 2011
- The French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou’s has « fond memories » of Prof. GN Saibaba. In memoriam. Thank you.
- One of my books helped a JNU student to save his life. I have never felt so useful, and so disturbed at the same time by the madness of today’s identity politics.For the mob that attacked #JNU, Bob Marley was too left-leaning, #Ambedkar simply unacceptable, but owning @jaffrelotc's 'Hindu #Nationalism' proved a student's #ABVP affiliation, thus saving his life. Super story by @kainisms @shivsunny. hindustantimes.com/cities/sabarma… #JNUAttack #news
- Why it is even more important to remember Ehsan Jafri today, when two of those who fought for his memory and Justice, Testa Setalvad & RB Sreekumar, have been arrested. @amnestypresse @CarnegieIndia @CarnegieSAsia @RSF_inter
- The Supreme Court of India has not opposed the govt for 4 years, neither on Bills (Aadhaar - a money bill -, Electoral Bonds, J&K, CAA...), nor on appointments & transfers of judges. Why? Not only because of the 2014 blitzkrieg and 2015-16 attrition war
- After 11 years at Indian Express as columnist, I’m now playing this role at The Wire, one of the most professional & courageous Indian media outlets. My 1st op-ed deals with the dialectic between Hindutva and caste politics which is bound to gain momentum.
- South Asia is rediscovering non-violence to defend constitutional values. But this phase of ahimsa 2.0, be it in the Pashtun belt or in India, can only succeed if the judiciary commit itself to a new form of activism: the ball is in the court of the judges
- The YouTube channel of the Indian farmers who are fighting in the streets today is worth watching: youtube.com/channel/UC4mGF…
- Empirical data show that caste is one of the sub texts of Hindutva. Not only upper castes are back in politics at their pre-Mandal level, but reservations are diluted & the savarnas are eulogized for their values - that vigilantes & the state are enforcing
- Zakia Jafri has left us. She was the symbol of a long battle that she fought in the name of truth. Here's an oped I wrote to say that it is important to remember Ehsan Jafri - and now Zakia too @CERI_SciencesPo @ScPoResearch @BASASofficial @KingsIndiaInst
- To understand how the most popular Indian TV channel has influenced public discourse, Vihang Jumle and I have scrutinized Republic TV debates over the last two years & compared them to those organized by NDTV. The result of this inquiry is worth reading! #indianmedia, #indiantvOne-Man Show: A study of 1,779 Republic TV debates reveals how the channel champions Narendra Modi @jaffrelotc and @vihangjumle write: bit.ly/3gPws5g
- Delhi riots are a variant of a post-Gujarat 2002 pattern of violence that crystallised in UP in the 2000s: it intended not only to polarise, but also to ghettoize. It was related to elections, but took place after, as a revenge in the looser's bastions.
- Dynasts have never been so many in the Lok Sabha. They represent 1/4 of the BJP MPs, despite the opposition of the party to political dynasticism. Why? They win more often than others & they allow parties to nominate female candidates within taking risk.
- These books may never be reprinted:a new kind of censorship …So, this just arrived. Will take a long time to finish :)







