Category: India
Tejas Parasher on M.N. Roy and Parliamentary Democracy in Modern India
From the Journal of the History of Ideas: Tejas Parasher is Assistant Professor of Political…
‘Nobody Knows What I Know’: How a Loyal RSS Member Abandoned Hindu Nationalism
Rahul Bhatia in The Guardian: Running a finger over a row of books in a…
How Did Mughal Emperor Humayun Die? The True Story Revealed After Years
From Samaa TV: Humayun was the 2nd Mughal Emperor. His predecessor was Babur, and successor,…
“Phuddu Khata”
Shared by Hasham Siddiqui, Pakistan: Only for those who are interested in history. The word…
The Hidden Story Behind India’s Remarkable Election Results: Lethal Heat
Amitava Kumar at The Guardian: The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), led by India’s prime minister,…
Elections – Ultimately, it’s the Price of Potatoes That Matters
Kalpana Jain at The Conversation: Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, claimed victory after his political…
Why Modi and His Party Failed to Achieve a Third Successive Landslide Win
AFP report in Dawn: Critics and rights groups accused Modi of ramping up rhetoric against…
The Indian Election and the Country’s Economic Future
Raghuram G. Rajan at Project Syndicate: There is a buzz in India today – a…
“The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction”
Soni Wadhwa in the Asian Review of Books: Detective fiction in the West is often…
‘He Likes Scaring People’: How Modi’s Right-hand Man, Amit Shah, Runs India
Atul Dev in The Guardian: Today, Amit Shah isn’t home minister for Gujarat, but all…
India’s Despotic Election
The playing field is tilted decisively in favor of the ruling party. The chances of…