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Christophe Jaffrelot

Christophe Jaffrelot

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Who Are the Parasites in India?

Listen to this article: The Cockroach Janta Party is now the voice of the resentment felt by Indian youth not only toward the incompetence, and even...

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Is Gautam Adani India’s Economic Ambassador or Narendra Modi His Intermediary ?

Listen to this article: Narendra Modi will visit Norway next week, 43 years after an Indian prime minister went to this small European country. Close...

17.05.2026 20

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Why Academic Freedom in India Hangs Between Attacks and Resistance

Listen to this article: India has long been known for the vitality of its scientific community. In the social sciences, its remarkable creativity had...

12.04.2026 10

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Pakistan as Mediator in West Asia: What’s in it For Islamabad?

Listen to this article: Last week, Pakistan delivered the Trump administration’s 15-point peace plan to Iran.   This is not the first time an...

01.04.2026 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

How the Iran War Could Reshape Afghanistan-Pakistan Dynamics

Listen to this article: On the eve of the launch of the war against the Iranian regime by Israel and the United States – which is spreading...

14.03.2026 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

India Under Modi Chooses Israel (Without Saying So)

Listen to this article: Under Modi’s rule, Indo-Israeli rapprochement accelerated in 2017 with the prime minister’s visit to Tel Aviv, a first for...

25.02.2026 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

What's Strategic Autonomy Without a Defence Industry? Macron's Visit Should Spur a Think

Listen to this article: While the main purpose of Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India was the AI Impact Summit, his meeting with Narendra Modi was...

19.02.2026 100

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Are We Indeed Moving Towards an Indo-European Axis?

25.01.2026 20

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Christophe Jaffrelot

The NDA in Bihar: The Paradoxical Victory of Maldevelopment

20.11.2025 20

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Why We Need All Scholars – Foreign and Indian – to Study India

07.11.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

What Indian Cities Owe to Islam

18.10.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

The Sino-Indian Rapprochement Is More Than Just a Response to Trump

05.09.2025 40

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Why Gautam Adani is a Factor in India-US Ties

16.08.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

The Malegaon Case Had Shown Us How Hindutva Terrorist Networks Behaved

07.08.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Preparing for a Post-Modi Era? Why Ram Madhav's Book Matters

17.07.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Who Is India’s All-Weather Friend in This World?

18.06.2025 40

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Why Does Narendra Modi Suddenly Want a Caste Census?

13.06.2025 30

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Christophe Jaffrelot

The BJP’s Hegemony and What it Teaches Us on Authoritarianism

13.04.2025 20

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Christophe Jaffrelot

Gujarat or Tamil Nadu: Which is India’s Model State?

26.03.2025 20

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Christophe Jaffrelot