Ashutosh Varshney
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Sol Goldman Professor | Political Science and Watson Institute, Brown University |
In my latest column (below), I give four reasons for why Iran hasn't lost the war: energy markets, drones, civil and military revolutionary organizations, and the foundation of martyrdom in culture.
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Why hasn't Iran lost the war yet? The reasons aren't just oil and drones
The decapitation of leaders and heavy bombing, however widespread, may not be able to generate defeat and surrender. A long, crushing war may have to be waged for that.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/why-hasnt-iran-lost-the-war-yet-the-reasons-arent-just-oil-and-drones/2886771/
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Intellectual clarity and historically based analytic insights | Video of Fareed Zakaria’s recent lecture at Brown University | “A New Star Rises: India’s Potential and Promise “ |
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Fareed Zakaria - OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture - A New Star Rises: India’s Potential and Promise
YouTube video by Watson School of International and Public Affairs
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zt_tG7wkJ6A
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A quick end to Iran war is in India’s interest. But Modi has no influence over US or Israel
The US-Israel war in Iran has shown India’s real place in global politics — a middle power, not a Vishwaguru.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/a-quick-end-to-iran-war-is-in-indias-interest-but-modi-has-no-influence-over-us-or-israel/2874296/?amp
23 days ago
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Where does law stand on Himanta Sarma shooting Muslims video?
about 1 month ago
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Did English language create captive minds? PM’s Macaulay reference is only half-truth
Macaulay’s intervention led to a colonial mentality in several sections of India. But because of English language, it also led to a lot of unintended consequences.
https://theprint.in/opinion/english-captive-minds-pm-macaulay-reference-half-truth/2791478/
4 months ago
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Moderate Democrat victories signal a bigger shift than Mamdani. The party is bouncing back
New York is America’s most cosmopolitan outpost, not its heartland. One must look at what happened elsewhere in the US on 4 November.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/moderate-democratic-party-victories-zohran-mamdani/2779012/
5 months ago
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Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy
It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/bihar-beyond-buddha-and-mandal-why-the-2025-polls-are-critical-for-indian-democracy/2771930/
5 months ago
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America under Trump — more than democratic backsliding, less than a right-wing revolution
The attempted revolution faces three structural limits, and is likely to falter.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/trump-democracy-backsliding-revolution/2763393/
6 months ago
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My column on Pakistan’s partial resurgence in world politics.
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Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow
Pakistan is likely to enjoy closeness with the US, China and Saudi Arabia. This is different from its relative isolation of recent years.
https://theprint.in/opinion/pakistan-new-friends-conflicts-india/2754066/
6 months ago
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China will be more central to India now. Though an anti-US unity is premature
Even with the option of EU markets, China will have to be a significant part of India’s economic policy. But the difficult security relationship is an important complication.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/china-central-india-anti-us-unity-premature/2734195/
7 months ago
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India’s export basket has no irreplaceables. It's a vulnerability in Trump's power politics
Tariffs have been used in the past by countries like Japan and South, to promote or hinder industrialisation. The surprise in Trump’s tariff argument is two-fold.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/india-export-basket-trump-power-politics/2713025/
8 months ago
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Indian foreign policy is in free fall. Can we balance national pride with new power reality?
Unless dramatic reversals take place, the core of India’s foreign policy, which, at least since 2000, has focused on the US, Pakistan, China, and Russia, stands on the verge of collapse.
https://theprint.in/opinion/between-political-lines/indian-foreign-policy-free-fall-balance-national-new-power-reality/2723645/
8 months ago
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My Column on the rise of Zohran Mamdani.
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The meaning of Zohran Mamdani: Globalisation failed to lift all boats
At a deeper level, both Left and Right populism are linked to globalisation, the world’s greatest economic force between 1980-2010.
https://theprint.in/opinion/meaning-of-zohran-mamdani-lies-in-an-admission-that-globalisation-failed-to-lift-all-boats/2675432/
9 months ago
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TM Krishna singing in a marvelous concert at Brown last week |
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TM Krishna Concert - Rythum-Vinoben
phone: 401.263.7049 email:
[email protected]
https://www.rythumvinoben.com/Events/TM-Krishna-Concert/i-N8Lrmq6
12 months ago
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#CSKdeafeatIPL|
I am afraid an IPL team whose biggest stars are 35 plus cannot win the championship. CSK badly need younger players.
12 months ago
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Returned from a week in Delhi and Mumbai | My impressionistic view, unsupported thus far by systematic surveys, is that India’s business community is feeling economic low, and its intellectuals are feeling unsure about where India is headed | It will be good to get survey data |
about 1 year ago
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#IPL2025
| Though it is too early to form clear judgments, it is noteworthy that the three leading teams as of now have never won the IPL: Bangalore, Punjab and Delhi | Awesome display of talent, as always | IPL, you are a cricketing treat |
about 1 year ago
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