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I understand that these liberal and leftwingers are aiming their hate towards the Conservative Indians. But it does seem to smear the whole country and diaspora too. There was a video
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
📚 Research is rarely linear. Let your past work be part of your future thinking.

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September 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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What struck me about this article is how this reflects what happened in India with the BJP mastering the new way of politics #SouthAsiaSky
katadeney.bsky.social Professor Katharine Adeney @katadeney.bsky.social · Aug 25
“as …voters are lost, the lion’s share of the windfall goes to those on the…extreme right who have already mastered the gamification of politics…the ability to summon fever dreams of threats (to) be dealt with & prosperity that is just around the corner”
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The Democrats are in deep trouble in the US – and Labour is on the way to joining them | Nesrine Malik
When millions of once-loyal supporters become disillusioned with a party, there can only be one result: electoral disaster, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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August 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
Can you imagine the horror of being forcibly deported from your home AND then forced to walk through forests to get back to your home country. Shame on both India and Bangladesh. #SouthAsiaSky

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India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups
There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are returned by Bangladesh border guards
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June 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
India not only strikes the Pakistani side of Kashmir but also hits targets in Punjab! 😳 #SouthAsiaSky
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
This is escalating VERY quickly

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Pakistan suspends 1972 Simla Agreement day after India freezes Indus Waters Treaty
The agreement said that both countries would respect the Line of Control established after the 1971 war.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
This is something we havent seen for some time.

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‘We ran for cover’: 26 tourists feared dead in Pahalgam militant attack
The attack was ‘much larger than anything’ directed at civilians in recent years, said J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
But reading the article, if a Muslim IS included in the cabinet, they are talking about just adding at Minister of State level, not in the Cabinet proper.

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Debut of Pasmanda Muslim in Modi ministry possible in the next reshuffle
NEW DELHI: Amid Opposition criticism over the lack of a Muslim face in the Union ministry, the BJP-led NDA government is reportedly looking to address it in the
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April 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
While in news from South Asia … will this lead to friendlier relations?

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PM Modi and Muhammed Yunus to meet in Bangkok, in a possible turnaround for ties
PM Modi to meet Bangladesh Chief Advisor Yunus at BIMSTEC summit amid tensions, potential meetings with Nepal and Myanmar leaders.
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April 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
This is a careful and systematic analysis of the further dismantling of secularism in India

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With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights
It sidesteps constitutional guarantees to sanction state intervention into the religious affairs of a community, barely concealing the intent to dispossess.
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April 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
rishabhyadav.bsky.social
A comparison between state-sanctioned demolition in Palestine and India.

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State-sanctioned Demolitions In Palestine And India
Despite different historical contexts and scales of demolitions by Israel and India, the similar nature of discriminatory and targeted demolitions mandates a comparison
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March 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
Decorative nationalism in India

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“The message of the renaming is that regardless of your place of birth, your religion decides whether you are the primary or a secondary citizen of India. Muslimness is treated as more important than Indian-ness.”

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How Hindutva’s politics of renaming burdens Indian Muslims with imaginary historical guilt
The changes in the names of cities and streets are projected as an act of reclamation – a Hindu conquest over destructive Muslims.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
As I tell my students on #POLI3068, federations with a large number of units/states will create flexible coalitions

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Hindi belt opposition parties support delimitation, disagree with ally Stalin
On delimitation, the INDIA bloc’s Hindi belt members seem to have more in common with the BJP than Stalin.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
More on language politics in #India

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March 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Must read by Hilal Ahmed

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It appears that the unfair treatment of Muslims by state authorities has been so normalised that many Muslims do not think it can even be reported to authorities.

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Can Indian Muslims be represented only by Muslim leaders?
Muslim communities define themselves as secular voters, expressing economic and social concerns, without giving up their collective identity, shows research.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
“Rathore & Ansari’s 5-months legal struggle to get married is a cautionary tale of how the entire state apparatus is now bent on preventing interfaith couples – especially those where the man is Muslim and the woman Hindu – from getting married.”

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Branded ‘love jihad’, locked up by police: Ankita and Hasnain’s five-month ordeal to get married
The interfaith couple have been put through a Kafkaesque tribulation in their attempts to marry under the Special Marriage Act.
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March 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
'The Centre has withheld Rs 2,152 crore in funds to Tamil Nadu under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. Pradhan earlier said the amount would not be released unless Tamil Nadu implemented the National Education Policy and adopted the three-language formula.'

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Amit Shah counters Stalin’s Hindi imposition claims, urges Tamil education push
The remarks come amid a spat between Stalin and Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the three-language mandate in the National Education Policy.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
New cabinet appointed in #Pakistan

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Cabinet reshuffle: 27 new members join federal cabinet
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday administered the oath to new federal ministers, state ministers, and advisors...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
New political party formed in #Bangladesh will be interesting to see how their programme develops, how they are structured and how they organize.

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Building a ‘second republic’: students who led Bangladesh revolution launch political party
Jatiya Nagorik party, popular among the country’s vast youth, could shift electoral landscape but needs to show democratic, secular credentials
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
sameen-mohsin.bsky.social
Forgot to metnion - articles comes with a dataset :)
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March 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
Sorry. This is the actual link.

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March 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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:(

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‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
The 25-year-old died by suicide a day after he was allegedly detained by the police and tortured in custody.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
katadeney.bsky.social
Using the @vdeminstitute.bsky.social coding of liberal democracy in Asia for my lecture next week. Striking how far India has dropped since 1990.

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February 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
katadeney.bsky.social
Why am I not surprised to see Adani profited by this?

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Tycoon profited after India relaxed border security rules for energy park
Exclusive: Military experts raise concerns over change to protocols on Pakistan border to allow project that was handed to billionaire Gautam Adani
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February 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
bhumi.bsky.social
Looking for an RA in Karnataka. More information in the link below - please apply if you're interested in governance and institutions in India.

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Research Assistant Position-Karnataka
Research Assistant Position, Governance Project in Karnataka Professor Bhumi Purohit (Georgetown University) is seeking a Research Assistant for a project examining the dynamics of local governance ...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:27 AM