Admiration and support have rarely been more felicitously worded! Abhinav Bindra, an Olympic gold winner, writes to Vinesh Phogat, who was most unfortunately denied the possibility of a gold |

“As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel“ | A historically informed and deeply moving account of what is happening in Israel by my colleague ⁦Omer Bartov عومر بَرتوف עמר ברטוב⁩ | The Guardian | theguardian.com/world/article/…

My latest essay in Foreign Affairs on the credibility crisis of Indian capitalism foreignaffairs.com/india/india-el…

A beautiful and moving instrumental rendition of India’s national anthem in Mumbai, under the masterful direction of Zubin Mehta |

Are India’s ports ready for a trade-based manufacturing expansion? A must-read story | nytimes.com/2024/08/20/bus… via @NYTimes

I have watched Democratic/Republican party conventions since 1988. With the possible exception of the 2008 Democratic convention, none came close to what we watched in Chicago this week. The energy and resolve seemed truly extraordinary, and quite possibly unsurpassable.

Sunset on the Charles | Cambridge, Massachusetts |

“No Clean Slate in Bangladesh” | My column | readwhere.com/read/c/75772116

In Bangladesh turmoil, a lesson for the Global South indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

A must-read essay on threats to press freedom in the US, India, Brazil and Hungary | A.G. Sulzberger: A strongman’s guide to disabling the free press - The Washington Post | washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Here is the Fall program of seminars and events at the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia | ⁦Saxena Center @ Brown⁩, ⁦Watson Institute⁩ |

As the new academic year opens, we welcome Yamini Aiyar as a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Saxena Center and Watson Institute | While in residence, she will work on her book covering India's welfare politics | We look forward to learning from her deep knowledge of welfare

Join us for a South Asia Seminar with Yamini Aiyar, Pradeep Chhibber, Gilles Verniers, and Hilal Ahmed. 📅 Date: Friday, September 13, 2024 🕑 Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST 📍 Location: Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer St Topic: Indian Elections and After

Join us for a Joint Seminar on South Asian Politics with Ali Riaz, Nusrat Chowdhury, Daniel Markey. Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024 Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST Location: Harvard, CGIS South, Belfer Room S020 Topic: The Transition in Bangladesh and its Implications

This tribute is so precise and so close to what I wished to write that I am retweeting it with thanks to Yogendra Yadav | It is a political sentiment that a lot of us, who were at JNU as students, shared | Sitaram Yechury’s political integrity, intellectual acuity, unwavering

Our #50WordEdit on Sitaram Yechury’s passing away..

Given how much you have contributed to the scholarship on democracy, I expect the new era @umichdemocracy enlighten us all under your leadership. Forward and onward Dan Slater!