Tag: identity politics
From UCC to ‘Hindu Rights’: How the Madhya Pradesh Debate Took a Majoritarian Turn
Madhya Pradesh became the fourth BJP-ruled state to pass a Uniform Civil Code, but the Assembly debate quickly shifted from women's rights to Hindu rights, with slogans, identity politics and ideological messaging overshadowing discussions on legal reform.
Cockroach Janata Party: India’s Youth Are Angry, but What Comes Next?
Delhi: The first street protest of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Delhi's Jantar Mantar was easy to mock. Young people wearing cockroach masks,...
The Cow Politics Paradox: How Identity Narrative Hits Rural Farmers
As cow politics and communal polarisation intensify in West Bengal, food habits, cattle trade, and minority anxieties reveal the deep social and economic consequences of identity-driven politics in contemporary India.
Is AIMIM Rethinking Identity Politics in Bengal? The Kaliganj Clue
The entry of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen into West Bengal’s political imagination has long remained more speculation than substance. Despite repeated attempts to...