July 25 was Election Day in #Pakistan. Here is my ThePrintIndia piece about the military's continued interference in democratic politics. #PakistanElection2018 #PakistanElections2018 #PakistanDecides theprint.in/opinion/pakist…

How should we understand #IndianArmy ex-servicemen's protests on #OROP, #CanttSecurity, and #CloseCanttGates? @Rajkamalsingh23 and I argue that veterans are a readymade pressure group, but have much to lose by adopting a partisan tilt on ThePrintIndia. theprint.in/opinion/not-ev…

.Narendra Modi's plan to provide #ReservationForGeneralCaste will diminish the stigma of #reservations overall. See my piece in Scroll.in: scroll.in/article/815448… #ReservationPolitics #reservationuppercastes #Dalits

With albatross of extension around his neck, General Bajwa can’t fight Pakistan’s many battles Associate Professor of political science at University of California-Santa Barbara, Amit Ahuja Amit Ahuja writes in #ThePrintOpinion bit.ly/2Hlld4a

[EVENT]: Book Discussion on 'Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties without Ethnic Movements' by Amit Ahuja ft the author, Snigdha Poonam Surinder Jodhka & Rahul Verma. Thurs 19 Dec, 4-5:30 PM, Conference Hall, CPR, Dharam Marg, Chanakyapuri. bit.ly/2YP1lhg

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My interview on Dalit politics appears in the Business Standard: "A dominant BJP undercuts Dalit parties, but by increasing the competition for Dalit votes, it could prove beneficial for Dalit voters." business-standard.com/article/curren…

.Amit Ahuja explains how the Black Lives Matter movement after #GeorgeFloydProtests could shape American politics m.hindustantimes.com/analysis/black…

Happy 30th birthday to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)!!! A big, heartfelt thank you to everyone who fought for this remarkable law and to those who continue to struggle to realize its promise.

#Analysis | "The Democrats are banking on energising Blacks and women, without alienating White voters" (Amit Ahuja writes) hindustantimes.com/analysis/the-i…

Thanks to Akshay Mangla｜अक्षय मंगला for a thoughtful and engaging review.

Two bits of good news to share:

World Disability Day comes annually, but I have never seen a piece like this from an MP. Thank you, Shashi Tharoor. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

#TalkingPoint Organizing against caste has required organizing on the basis of caste, writes Amit Ahuja, author of 'Mobilizing the Marginalized: Ethnic Parties Without Ethnic Movements' mintne.ws/37yepw2

This week for #SARG211 we have Amit Ahuja's review of Maria Rashid's Dying to Serve: Militarism, Affect, and the Politics of Sacrifice in the Pakistan Army. The review is available here: drive.google.com/file/d/1uMLrb_…

Devesh Kapur and I are delighted to announce the publication of Internal Security in India: Violence, Order, and the State by Oxford University Press. <global.oup.com/academic/produ…> 1/2

We are thankful to our contributors, reviewers, series editors, and the editorial team at OUP for turning our volume into a reality! Our book was imagined on the cusp of the pandemic and our contributors wrote and revised the chapters during difficult circumstances. 2/3

Devesh and I salute the courage and professional commitment of our contributors. It has been a privilege to work with them. 3/3

My latest for ThePrintIndia's special #DalitHistoryMonth series: theprint.in/opinion/digita… #Dalit #Dalitpolitics