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Muslims the target? Fury as millions lose voting rights in India’s Bengal

Suddenly, she finds her name missing from the list of voters published by the Election.......

The Turban and the Crown: Bihar’s Political Alchemy and the Rise of Samrat Choudhary

Bihar has long been the most honest mirror of Indian democracy - a place where.......

Yashwant Singh

Assam polls, predictions, court proceedings, etc

As Assam completed the single-phase largely peaceful polling on 9 April 2026 to elect 126.......

Nava J. Thakuria

Charge and Punishment: The Case of Umar Khalid Inverted the Moral Grammar of Justice

Every democracy faces a moment when it must look at itself without illusion. India’s moment.......

Infiltration, Identity, and Electoral Strategy: The Complex Politics of Migration in West Bengal’s 2026 Elections

"The infiltrators should start packing their bags": political rhetoric aside, when PM Narendra Modi uttered.......

South Asia Journal

Coalition Condemns Platforming of RSS Leaders at Washington Policy Forum: Human Rights, Security, and the Responsibilities of Think Tanks

Leading civil rights groups have condemned the Hudson Institute for inviting top leaders of India’s.......

South Asia Journal

Bollywood, Politics, and the Construction of the "Enemy": Cinema, Nationalism, and the Case of The Kerala Story

Movies have never been "just movies" in South Asia. Bollywood has long been used to.......

South Asia Journal

The “Hellhole” Controversy and the Ground Reality!

The controversy triggered by remarks shared by Donald Trump, in which India was described using.......

Nazish Mehmood

Partition Was the Wound. Nationalism Became the Tool: The Cost of Memory and the Politics of Keeping It Alive

In the late 1990s, somewhere between high school and my freshman year of college, I.......

Pahalgam Incident and the Cycle of Escalation in South Asia

The Pahalgam incident has started another cycle of accusations which leads to rising tensions between.......

Ali Mehar

Statement in Protest of the Violent Meme targeting Mamata Banerjee and the Muslim Community

Following is a statement signed by 1815 people protesting against the violent anti-Muslim and misogynist.......

West Bengal at the Crossroads: Identity, Democracy, and the Battle for India’s Federal Future

In Bengal, we have reached the political battleground where India’s democracy fights for its life.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

The Tiger of Mysore and the American Revolution: A Forgotten Global Alliance Against Empire

Most people understand the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) as a conflict that took place wholly.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Reassessing Siraj ud-Daulah and Mir Jafar: Myth, Memory, and the Politics of the Battle of Plassey

Rarely has an event played as important a role in the forging of political memory.......

South Asia Journal

India’s Blue Leap: Why the World’s Next Shipbuilding Giant Must Build Ships the World Has Never Seen

There is a scene playing out in the corridors of Indian maritime policy that deserves.......

Yashwant Singh

Beyond the Blackboard: Why Jharkhand’s Classrooms Must Respond to Children’s Mental Health Crisis

In a government school near Ranchi, a teenager who once participated actively in class has.......

Dr. MD Tabrez Alam

Implications of West Bengal's Political Shift for Bangladesh

One could argue that this is not just an ordinary regime change we have seen.......

Ghulam M. Suhrawardi

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: History, Strategy, and the Great Nicobar Debate

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are emerging from years of obscurity and have today become.......

South Asia Journal

Indian democracy stands at a crossroads

Elections were won and lost, states were won and lost. Although India remains the largest.......

South Asia Journal

Indian Elections: Mamata Banerjee Dethroned!

Political history has been re-written with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting the chance for the.......

Nilofar Suhrawardy