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Smitana Saikia

Economy in peril, partisan state: Manipur is in a vicious cycle – bridging divides is the first step

Social and economic development will remain elusive in politically fragile states where ethnic fault lines are the basis for demanding public services.

KC Adaina
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Smitana Saikia
· May 09, 2024 · 11:30 am
To be effective, critiques of Hindutva must incorporate the ideas of the Pasmanda Muslim movement

The Pasmanda political discourse pushes for the unity of backward and Dalit groups across religious divisions, unlike a simplistic Hindu vs Muslim binary.

Smitana Saikia
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Srijan Shukla
· Jul 16, 2023 · 09:00 am
‘The right to have rights’: What Assam’s NRC tells us about citizenship and human rights

In a world system dominated by nation-states, even human rights emanate from citizenship of a country.

Smitana Saikia
· Sep 02, 2019 · 06:30 am