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Ramanuja’s Battle for Bhaktas

Vol. 58, Issue No. 47, 25 Nov, 2023
The Statue of Equality, which was installed in February 2022 in Hyderabad, is a monumental installation. More than the statue, it also consists of 108 temples dedicated to the various deities of the Vaishnava pantheon. This installation in the context of other large statues being installed in India (like the Statue of Unity), gives rise to the questions “what is all this about?” and “what does it teach us about where Hinduism is headed today?” This photo essay is an attempt to probe these questions along three dimensions: a) the experience of visiting the installation, b) understanding the history of Ramanuja and Vaishnavism in South India, and c) probing the way in which the Statue of Equality plays out in the political iconology of statuary in India, with specific reference to the statues of B R Ambedkar that dot the Indian urban and metropolitan landscape .

Making Sense of ‘New India’

Vol. 57, Issue No. 46, 12 Nov, 2022
Suhas Palshikar

Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy by Christophe Jaffrelot, Princeton University Press 2021; First Indian Edition by Context, Westland Publications; pp 639, `899.

Who Controls the Levers of the India–US Relations?

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
Atul Bhardwaj

The perception that India was disinterested in the United States and acted difficult with the superpower dominates the analysis of India’s foreign policy over the past 75 years. Such broad conclusions are drawn without assessing the US policy vis-à-vis India.

The Spectacle as a Distraction

Vol. 56, Issue No. 44, 30 Oct, 2021

The euphoria around the COVID-19 vaccination milestones conceals misdirected priorities and incomplete goals.

 

Identity Politics: A Conundrum of Objectification?

Vol. 56, Issue No. 29, 17 Jul, 2021
Gopal Guru

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Need for Autonomous Foreign Policy on China

Vol. 55, Issue No. 38, 19 Sep, 2020

India must disengage the border issue from Indo–Pacific policy.

Why Nationalism Alone Cannot Solve the Sino-Indian Border Dispute

Any meaningful attempt to solve the border dispute will necessitate India rethinking its China policy.

Why a Nationalist Rhetoric Failed the BJP in Haryana

Vol. 54, Issue No. 51, 28 Dec, 2019
The 2019 assembly elections in Haryana were expected to confirm the “cross effects” of ruling, when the results of a national election impact a subnational election, and vice-versa. The Bharatiya Janata Party won all ten Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, and with an electoral agenda in Haryana that was strongly influenced by national issues, the party was expected to return to power in the state with an even larger mandate. However, the party could not claim an absolute majority in the state assembly.

From Chaiwala to Chowkidar: Modi's Election Campaigns Online and Offline

Vol. 54, Issue No. 51, 28 Dec, 2019
In the 2019 Indian general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi countered corruption charges made by the Indian National Congress's (INC) Rahul Gandhi through the Chowkidar campaign. The author analyses how Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were successfully able to employ the Chowkidar slogan on social media and integrate it with their offline campaign. The Chowkidar campaign and use of social media, the author argues, are a part of Modi’s populist playbook, noting the similarities the most recent campaign has with the BJP’s Chaiwala campaign in the 2014 general election.

Trump, ‘Howdy, Modi!’ and the Diaspora: Do Indian Americans Support a Hindutva Agenda?

Vol. 54, Issue No. 47, 30 Nov, 2019
Events such as "Howdy, Modi!" need to be put in perspective—they are highly mediatised, scripted spectacles financed and designed by teams of dedicated Modi supporters, many of whom are major players in the American branches of the Hindutva movement. Through this article, we explain why the Howdy, Modi! spectacle was neither a turning point in Indian-American politics nor even an accurate reading of where Indian Americans stand with regard to politics and democracy.

India, Pakistan, and a History of Water Sharing: Revisiting the Indus Water Treaty

Legal and political considerations make flouting the Indus Water Treaty easier said than done.

NITI Aayog’s Health Index

Vol. 54, Issue No. 42, 19 Oct, 2019
Subir K Kole

Based on a critical review of the NITI Aayog’s recently published “Healthy States, Progressive India,” it is argued that the report provides only a superficial insight into the overall health attainment. Much deeper and careful analysis is required if one aims to unfold the complexity and varied contexts provided by Indian states, let alone ranking them on health attainment. The method of calculating the index in the report compromises scientific rigour, and the inferences drawn are highly misleading.

 

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