More: Nationalism
Opposing Hindutava: US conference raises troubling questions
Controversy over a recent ‘Dismantling Global Hindutava’ conference that targeted a politically charged expression of Hindu nationalism raises questions that go far beyond the...
Supremacy Or Property, At The Roots Of Identity?
Due to the rise of the extreme right-wing movement gathered arround the former US President, Donald Trump, “white supremacy“ has now become a widely...
From My Side of the Street: Why I Don’t Celebrate The Fourth of July
Today a couple of people here in Mauritius wished me a Happy Fourth of July.I realize they meant no harm.But as an African American...
An overambitious party state and the perils of imperial overstretch
Here, I analyse the rise of China under an overambitious Communist Party (CCP), and what it means for the rest of the world, despite...
Greece And Yugoslavia: A Brief History Of Lasting Partitions
Prior to the 1992-1995 Balkan war, the European Community delegated the British and Portugese diplomats, Lord Carrington and Jose Cutileiro, to design a suitable...
A Bengalese Response to Modi’s Type of Nationalism
India is probably the most complex country in the world, consisting of many sub-national (religious, ethnic, linguistic, caste) identities. This delicate balance has been...
In the bull’s eye: Turkish, not Saudi, schoolbooks
In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in...
Turkey signals sweeping regional ambitions
A nationalist Turkish television station with close ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dug up a 12-year-old map that projects Turkey’s sphere of...
What is nation?
The concept of nation is a very ancient, broad and multifaceted concept. Although it is not known exactly when the concept of nation came...
When shall the UNSC declare RSS a terrorist outfit?
Pakistan has urged the United Nations Security Council to designate India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parent organization of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party...