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International Affairs
Ferocious Violence Against India’s Muslims and the BJP’s Complicity
Maria Tavernini 5 March 2020

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi was smiling and shaking hands with President Donald Trump, India witnessed a new wave of violence that targeted the Muslim minority in New Delhi. To what extent is its ruling party responsible for this?
International Affairs
India’s Historic Ayodhya Judgment: Legitimizing Hindu Fanatism?
Maria Tavernini 25 November 2019

A long-awaited verdict by India’s Supreme Court fails to punish the perpetrators of the most dreadful act of sectarian violence in the country. A new worrying page for India’s Muslim minority.
International Affairs, Migrations
Assam, India’s Disturbing “Muslim-Free” Laboratory
Maria Tavernini 18 October 2019

As Kashmir simmers under military siege, ruling BJP are experiencing a different, bureaucratic way to crack down on unwanted religious minorities. Turning towards red-handed violation of Indian Constitution’s secular spirit.
International Affairs
Kashmir Simmers Under India’s Siege
Maria Tavernini 28 August 2019

Kashmir has been buried under a thick silence. Local newspapers’ websites were last updated on August 4th while reporters had to transport their articles and photos out of the state on USBs, and many got their footages deleted. The government claims everything is under control and going back to “normal”, while pharmacies are running out of medicines due to the curfew and ban on movements.
International Affairs
Looking for a “Different” India: the Congress’ Dilemmas After Rahul Gandhi
Maria Tavernini 31 July 2019

Two months after Rahul Gandhi first offered to resign, the Indian National Congress is still staring at political uncertainty. After a second, humiliating defeat in general elections, the party desperately needs a new strategy, narrative, and leader.
International Affairs
Narendra Modi’s Win: India is Looking for the “Strongman”
Maria Tavernini 3 June 2019

India is becoming an increasingly dangerous and inhospitable place for its minorities and is drifting away from the secular character its founding fathers fought for is no longer in doubt. This is something Modi himself must realize.
International Affairs
Towards the Elections in India, the Road of Secularism is still Long
Mujibur Rehman 24 January 2019

The electoral defeat of the BJP does not mark the end of Hindu nationalism as such, not even its retreat
Political Theory
India: Spectacular Lies Should Help Digesting Narendra Modi’s campaign?
Ananya Vajpeyi 9 April 2014

As India enters its 2014 general election to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, the spectacle of prominent commentators adjusting their views towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi unfolds before our eyes with escalating frequency and vivid clarity. These adjustments — to use a term that is more descriptive than judgmental, at least for starters — take a variety of forms, and come from a range of observers, analysts and experts.