Jinnah's grandson Nusli Wadia funded the Jan Sangh and later the BJP.

What do you have to tell the country, BJP? You survived on cash given by the immediate family of Jinnah who split India and created Pakistan, which you 'act like hating' the most? Remarkable indeed.

Wow! Jeremy is one of the most remarkable scholars of conflict. His work has taught us all a very great deal. Congratulations to @HKS and its scholarly community!

Have arrived in Delhi for two weeks of conversation about India’s elections, as well as watching some of the campaigning around Delhi — UP, MP, Haryana. Look forward to learning about voter behavior and, of course, about India’s democracy.

Join us for the OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture featuring political scientist Atul Kohli.

Following the event, join us for a reception with food and drinks, offering a chance to interact with participants in an informal setting.

Join us for the OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture featuring political scientist Atul Kohli.

Following the event, join us for a reception with food and drinks, offering a chance to interact with participants in an informal setting.

RIP Sudhir Kakar! While you worked on a range of issues, your work on communal conflict, especially how you researched and wrote about the role of wrestlers and “akharas” in Hyderabad riots in “Colors of Violence”, was hugely innovative and a source of learning. Your…

A recording of the WBUR/NPR show, “On Point”, in which I appeared this morning | Hosted by ⁦Meghna Chakrabarti⁩ | “India’s high-stakes election”| ⁦Watson Institute⁩ ⁦Saxena Center @ Brown⁩ ⁦Brown University Political Science⁩ | wbur.org/onpoint/2024/0…

I will be on NPR/WBUR,10-11am EST, this morning — to discuss India’s high-stakes election | On Point | ⁦WBUR⁩⁦⁩ ⁦Meghna Chakrabarti⁩ ⁦Saxena Center @ Brown⁩ ⁦Watson Institute⁩ | wbur.org/onpoint/2024/0…

Earlier today, I read the election manifesto of the Congress party in detail. At no point does it say that the Congress will i) undertake a property/wealth survey of all Indians (only a caste census), ii) will transfer Hindu wealth to Muslims (only economic empowerment of lower…

A mesmerizing jazz concert last night at Harvard, premiering Wadada Leo Smith’s ‘Revolutionary Fire-Love” with Smith on trumpet, Yosvany Terry on saxophone, Vijay Iyer on piano, among others |

Happy to give, later today, a guest lecture on India’s democracy in Daniel Ziblatt’s class, “Democracy: Breakthroughs and Breakdowns”, at Harvard University.

Looking forward, later today, to speaking on India's Democratic Backsliding at the Global India Conference, Princeton University,

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Proud to see Lokniti-CSDS continues to set gold standards of survey research on politics.
Here is what sets it apart: face to face interviews, random sampling from voters list, non biased questions, rigorous field work, transparency in methodology and findings.

I may not…

I am afraid all of this sounds horribly convoluted. The moral clarity of yes or no is necessary … urgently, badly, without reservations.

My interview this morning to Karan Thapar of 'The Wire' on the stare of India's democracy | ... youtube.com/live/9onXnL2xS… via YouTube

Centre for Policy Research (CPR), an institution of excellence, now forced into complete disarray | by Milan Vaishnav |

“Fear and Democracy” | My column |

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How much time does Indian democracy have? | My column on the Delhi chief minister’s arrest and other key political developments | indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Only if States Agree | My column on the 'One Nation, One Election' proposal | Watson Institute Saxena Center @ Brown |
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Ashutosh Varshney writes: Why and how “One Nation, One Election” is divisive

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