In the Land of Selective Solidarities
When police arrested Arnab Goswami, the BJP government and many from his home state of Assam rallied behind him. Such solidarities were missing when activists like Akhil Gogoi and Sharjeel Imam were thrown into jail.
Myanmar’s Ruling Party Is Trying To Win the National Elections Even Before Polling Starts
With less than three weeks left for Myanmar's national elections to begin, polling has been cancelled in several ethnic areas and the country's second largest party deregistered.
Not Just Agriculture, the Farmers’ Protests in India Are Also About a Weakening Federal...
The NDA government's new agriculture laws are yet another stride towards greater centralisation of power at the union level.
Jamia Millia’s Seminar on ‘Discipline in Universities’ Warns of a Foucauldian Dystopia
On 8 September, Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university hosted a webinar on disciplining university students. It produced some shocking discourses on control and surveillance.
Mali’s Predictable Coup Leaves an Unclear Path To Civilian Rule
An interview with Bruce Whitehouse from Lehigh University, who has carried out studies on coups and violent extremism in Mali.
From Brahmaputra Valley to ‘New India’, Cultural Dopers Are Everywhere
Both Assamese and Hindutva nationalisms are populated by social actors who do nothing more than reproducing the dominant class, caste and territorial interests.
How COVID-19 Is Changing Indian Federalism
In India, the COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the centre's authority and expanded its reach.
50 Years of Bank Nationalisation Ordinance: How Indira Gandhi Steamrolled A Law Into Effect
On 19 July 1969, the Indira Gandhi government attempted to nationalise 14 commercial banks through executive fiat, but not without legal hassles.
The Hagia Sophia Reconversion Is a Cynical Undoing of What Turkey Used to Be
The recent reversal of Istanbul's Hagia Sofia to the status of a mosque from a museum is just the latest manifestation of Erdogan's conservative-authoritarian politics.
Why We Must Speak up for Akhil Gogoi and Other Jailed Political Activists
As the Indian government puts political activists in jail amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it is on the people of India to speak up to protect democracy.