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It is true that the middle class is the most loyal vote bank of Modi & has consistently supported him against their economic interests. But what's happened in the pandemic

I disagree with this, and I'll explain why. But first, just to get two basic things out of the way 1) terror has no justification 2) The French state is

If you look at polling of French Muslims, the overwhelming majority (82%) oppose vigilante attacks on blasphemers, but they also oppose publication of cartoons (70% think of them as unnecessary

Just watched the new Borat. It can be cringe (that's the point), but it's main contribution is in demonstrating just how much ordinary people can go along with grosteque forms

The 'virile' Muslim male is a recurring trope in Hindu nationalist discourse, in opposition to which Hindutva adopts its hypermasculine stance. In their imagination, hypersexual Muslims were able to invade

Rahul's Gandhi "many Indians" comment is admirable in many ways, but it makes for poor politics. It reminds me of Hillary Clinton's "half of Trump's supporters are deplorables comments", which

People imagine their political enemies to be disingenuous and devious. Which is why some people argue Hindutva proponents just want to propogate upper caste hegemony and their professed ideology is

Lalu's rule irrevocably broke the stranglehold of Brahmins, Bhumihars, Rajputs & Kayasths on Bihar politics. It provided a sense of dignity & equality to tens of millions of people, which

The main narrative of the RW today was presenting Modi as a Hindu King unveiling the foundation of 'Hindu Rashtra'-a 'modern day Shivaji'- after 'centuries of Muslim/British/secular rule'. The resemblance

BJP's ideological hegemony is not represented by its 37% voteshare, it is represented by the fact that it's political opponents essentially accede to its basic ideological precepts- in this case

Since people are talking about racism in US police, here is a thread on the deeply ingrained communalism & anti-Muslim violence of the Indian police. As many as 50% policemen

Might be wrong, but I have a feeling (based on limited observations) that the 18-24 group of young, upper class English speaking Indians don't see the Congress party as negatively