Christophe Jaffrelot

Nonresident Scholar
South Asia Program
Jaffrelot’s core research focuses on theories of nationalism and democracy, mobilization of the lower castes and Dalits (ex-untouchables) in India, the Hindu nationalist movement, and ethnic conflicts in Pakistan.
Education

PhD, Political Science, Sciences Po 
MA, History, University of Paris I–Sorbonne 
Advanced study degree, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
DULCO of Hindi at “Langues O,” The Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales
Diploma, Sciences Po

Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Hindi
Contact Information
Resources

Latest Analysis

    • Commentary

    Holes in the Government

    • June 04, 2015
    • Indian Express

    Vacancies are hurting important institutions in India.

    • Commentary

    The Promised Land

    • May 18, 2015
    • Indian Express

    India needs to industrialize, but can it do so at the expense of its food security?

    • Commentary

    Saying No to a Friend

    • April 30, 2015
    • Indian Express

    The implications of the Pakistani refusal to help Saudi Arabia in Yemen should not be underestimated.

    • Commentary

    Not a Zero Sum Game

    • April 16, 2015
    • Indian Express

    Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s upcoming visit to India will not resemble those of his predecessor. In contrast to Hamid Karzai, the new Afghan president does not seem to have the image of a great friend of India.

    • Commentary

    So Who Needs Reservations?

    • March 23, 2015
    • Indian Express

    The Supreme Court has made an important point about positive discrimination in India.

    • Commentary

    Caste and the Parivar

    • March 09, 2015
    • Indian Express

    The Sangh Parivar has traditionally been hostile to caste-based reservations, but the BJP has been less categorically hostile to quota politics because it could not risk alienating voters who valued reservations.

    • Commentary

    The Peshawar Effect

    • February 17, 2015
    • Indian Express

    Instead of weakening the army and dissuading it from fighting, the attack on the Peshawar military school has reinforced the military’s position in Pakistan and its determination to take on at least some militants.

    • Commentary

    In, and Out, of the Ghetto

    • January 15, 2015
    • Indian Express

    The socio-economic situation of India’s largest minority translates differently in different cities, because the standard of living is not the only variable to consider when trying to explain the urban geography of a community.

    • Commentary

    ‘Reconversion’ Paradoxes

    • January 07, 2015
    • Indian Express

    The BJP has a majority in the Lok Sabha, which could enable it to revisit the subject of outlawing conversion in the context of an increasingly adverse attitude towards Christianity.

    • Commentary

    Coming Out of the Cold

    • December 26, 2014
    • Indian Express

    A relaunch of U.S.-India relations may affect the U.S.-Pakistan equation.

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