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Identity politics

  • Can reading Francis Fukuyama’s book ‘Identity’ explain the transformation in India’s politics?

    Can reading Francis Fukuyama’s book ‘Identity’ explain the transformation in India’s politics?

    Vanya Lochan
    · May 25, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • This collection of writing on North-East India asks disturbing questions about a clash of identities

    This collection of writing on North-East India asks disturbing questions about a clash of identities

    Urmi Chanda-Vaz
    · Mar 17, 2019 · 12:30 pm
  • Why Manipur’s dominant Meitei community wants Scheduled Tribe status

    Why Manipur’s dominant Meitei community wants Scheduled Tribe status

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Mar 12, 2019 · 07:30 am
  • Opinion: The BJP’s ideology and its growth mirrors that of the Muslim League in the 1930s

    Opinion: The BJP’s ideology and its growth mirrors that of the Muslim League in the 1930s

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Aug 07, 2017 · 08:00 am
  • Identity politics: Gorkhaland is to Mamata what Kashmir is to Modi

    Identity politics: Gorkhaland is to Mamata what Kashmir is to Modi

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 21, 2017 · 07:30 am
  • Fighting fire with fire: How state parties are using regional identity to counter BJP’s Hindutva

    Fighting fire with fire: How state parties are using regional identity to counter BJP’s Hindutva

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jun 10, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • From identity to economics: How the BJP is changing Indian politics

    From identity to economics: How the BJP is changing Indian politics

    Ravi Kumar
    · Mar 12, 2017 · 05:25 pm
  • I am a gay Indian man and still lean to the Right. Here's why

    I am a gay Indian man and still lean to the Right. Here's why

    Vikram Johri
    · Sep 15, 2016 · 06:30 pm
  • Cauvery dispute: Is the Bengaluru violence really about Kannada identity?

    Cauvery dispute: Is the Bengaluru violence really about Kannada identity?

    HR Venkatesh
    · Sep 13, 2016 · 08:17 pm
  • A land of their own: As polls approach, Cooch Behar revives an old demand in West Bengal

    A land of their own: As polls approach, Cooch Behar revives an old demand in West Bengal

    Shikha Mukerjee
    · Feb 25, 2016 · 06:30 pm