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“Denazification,” Disinformation, and how (Pseudo)Authoritarian States Justify War
When Vladimir Putin announced a full-scale assault on Ukraine, he justified the invasion as an effort to “denazify” Ukraine. While the global rise of far-right nationalism has not left Ukraine unscathed—the country’s far-right party received two percent of the vote…
اے آئی ٹی سی جیسی علاقائی پارٹیاں بی جے پی کو کس طرح چیلنج کر سکتی ہیں
ہندوستان میں اے آئی ٹی سی اس وقت شہ سرخیوں کا شاخسانہ بنی جب شمال مشرقی ریاست میگھالیہ میں انڈین نیشنل کانگریس کی قانون ساز اسمبلی کی ۱۷ میں سے۱۲ اراکین نے اپنی پارٹی سے منحرف ہو کر اے آئی…
Hindutva and the Reimagining of Public Space in India
India has witnessed escalating domestic tensions, calibrated around particular religious/ communitarian practices, performances, and symbols. Part of a larger rise in Hindu majoritarianism, campaigns seeking to control religious expression have often been mapped on to public spaces, crucially spelling a…
The BJP and the Rise of Communal Violence
The electoral success of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 parliamentary elections marked a turning point in India’s electoral history. Under the slogan “Achhe din aane waale hain” (“good days are coming”), Narendra Modi led the party to its…
How Regional Parties like the AITC can Challenge the BJP
The All-India Trinamool Congress (AITC) made headlines in India when twelve out of seventeen Members of the Indian Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from the Indian National Congress (INC) in the northeast state Meghalaya defected to the AITC and the party emerged…
Gandhi, the Taj Mahal, and the Dangers of Hindu Nationalism
On January 26, India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day. The country remains strong militarily, as one of only eight nuclear powers. Its economy is improving after a sluggish few years and India is projected to becoming the world’s third biggest…