Christophe Jaffrelot

Christophe Jaffrelot is a research director at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS; a professor of Indian politics and sociology at King’s College, London; the president of the French Political Science Association; and the chair of the British Association for South Asian Studies. His more recent book is Gujarat under Modi: Laboratory of Today’s India (Hurst, 2024).

Men stand in front of an election campaign hoarding of the Bharatiya Janata Party featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Varanasi on April 10, 2024, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

Is India Still a Democracy? Is India Still a Democracy?

Narendra Modi has hollowed out institutions and targeted opponents, all the while sowing interethnic tensions.

Apr 12, 2024 / Christophe Jaffrelot

Imran Khan

Imran Khan, the Army’s Choice Imran Khan, the Army’s Choice

Why did Pakistan’s all-powerful military back Imran Khan for prime minister? And will he do what it demands of him, or try to implement some of his own long-standing policies?

Sep 4, 2018 / Christophe Jaffrelot

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