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Angshuman Choudhury
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Ambiguity, arbitrariness and anxiety: Incoherent CAA rules will be twisted to suit political intent
The ruling BJP’s entire citizenship project remains vague but Assam’s experience is an indication of how the system will gamed to fulfil a grand objective.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Gauhati High Court echoes Assamese ethnic nationalist discourse in order on foreigners tribunal
Instead of simplifying the bureaucratic maze of citizenship, it reaffirmed the rhetoric of distrust around the National Register of Citizens.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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Moral timidity: The contradictions in India’s refusal to join the UN’s call for a ceasefire in Gaza
Should warm bilateral relations come in the way of India voting to halt an intense armed conflict?
Angshuman Choudhury
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Has the state really withered away in Manipur?
Instead, it has taken on a different shape: from an entity governed by a liberal social contract to one driven by an ethno-majoritarian consensus.
Angshuman Choudhury
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What a Guwahati restaurant’s menu says about majoritarian discrimination in Assam
In stating its refusal to serve ‘doubtful citizenship/illegal immigrants’, the little-known restaurant has sought to transform itself into an NRC authority.
Angshuman Choudhury
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India’s punitive demolitions bear striking resemblance to Israel’s tactics against Palestinians
Under Narendra Modi, the country is looking more like Israel. The real tragedy is that a large chunk of the majority is delighted about this metamorphosis.
Angshuman Choudhury
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Hijab ban: How some liberals are sleepwalking into the trap set by Hindutva nationalists
Beneath the seemingly secular pushback against the hijab lies a sinister single-point agenda of erasing the Muslim way of life from public space.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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India may be walking a diplomatic tightrope but is dangerously close to recognising the Myanmar coup
New Delhi has prioritised border stability amid the threat of China even as the junta violently persecuted civilians days before and after Shringla’s visit.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Why the Modi government is unlikely to repeat the farm laws pullback with the citizenship law
Unlike farmers, Muslims are not a core voter base for the BJP. Modi will not lose anything by plainly ignoring them.
Angshuman Choudhury
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Why did India abstain from voting on the Myanmar resolution at the UN General Assembly?
The resolution calls on the country’s military to end the state of emergency and to reopen the ‘democratically elected parliament’, among other things.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Modi government exported vaccines to boost its global image amidst Covid-19 – but at what cost?
According to the government’s own submission before the Parliament, more shots were sent out of the country than administered to Indians as of mid-March.
Angshuman Choudhury
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The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?
In its re-election bid, the saffron party has made several promises that feed into the Assamese nationalist imagination of indigeneity and belongingness.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate