The deadline to submit an application to the Modern South Asia Workshop 2024 is approaching! Please be sure to complete your application by 4:00PM ET on February 29. Review of submissions will begin on March 1. southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/modern-south-a…

The World's largest democracy. 🤡

Next week I will be giving a final presentation of my PhD research on hedging in SE Asia. For anyone interested, this (online only) event is open to the public so feel free to join ANUBellSchool on Wed. March 6 at 1 PM AEST (March 5 at 9 PM EST). Details below:

If you study Chinese politics and plan to be on the market in Fall 2024, please consider applying for the 2024 New Faces in Chinese Politics Conference at Harvard on September 27-28, 2024. Application materials due by April 30, 2024. More details below:   Scholars in Chinese

Reminder: I will moderate this CNS webinar on South Asian nuclear crises, featuring Rabia Akhtar , Ruhee Neog ,Christopher Clary , and Jeff Knopf on April 9, 12:15 PM (PST) and 3:15 PM (EST). In Pak, the event will start on April 10, 12:15am. Register: middlebury.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Inaugural Catherine B. Asher Lecture in South Asian and Islamic Art History where @Yael_Rice will be talking about Mughal albums as sites of multi-sensory engagement. And fortunately, this is a hybrid event! cla.umn.edu/art-history/ne…

Pleased to share our ISDP volume on #Taiwan elections with views from 🇵🇭🇯🇵🇮🇳🇮🇩🇸🇬🇪🇺🇺🇸. Grateful for your rich contributions:Don McLain Gill Stephen Nagy Sriparna Pathak Ian Chong 莊嘉穎 Abigaël Vasselier Kristina Kironska Dane Anwar, Shuren Koo CommonWealth Magazine shorturl.at/hrMPR Short🧵:

📌Job alert 📌 4-year PhD position, party of my SNF project UN-POPULAR: Citizens’ Opposition to Peace Missions Universität St.Gallen (HSG). - Peacebuilding and social media - Causal inference and computational social science - Starting 1 Sep (or later) Apply here: tinyurl.com/5udpmr89

Our Climate, Biodiversity & Society Centre is looking for a communication & marketing specialist. If you know someone who would be good, please pass this link on: lnkd.in/gV-Eks9q. Ecology Ngātahi Ngā Ara Whetū: Climate, Biodiversity and Society

We are #hiring a Research Associate/Senior Research Associate to work on Adaptation and Resilience. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Details and process: sustainablefutures.org/careers/

Jawaharlal Nehru Doctoral Fellowships Applications invited from Indian & Asian students registered in India in Indian History & Civilization, Sociology, Comparative Studies in Religion & Culture, Economics and Ecology & Environment jnmf.in Apply by 31st Aug 2024

Really looking forward to sharing some of my research on how national identity can help us understand democratic backsliding in India. Many thanks to Asia Society Switzerland for the invitation!

Didn't even make it to 300. Oh to be a fly on the wall at the BJP HQ. What an election!

The ungated version of our piece explaining the puzzle of why 3 years of (apparently) gangbuster real economic growth—9.7%, 7% & 8.2%—led to electoral chastisement not endorsement of the Modi government

This is one of the best analyses of the 2024 Lok Sabha election results. This piece goes beyond the surface. If you want to better understand what this means for #India, go check it out. By Manali Kumar and Chetan Rana for 9DASHLINE 👇 9dashline.com/article/a-humb…

Modi's 3rd term as PM brings both continuity and new challenges. From coalition politics to economic hurdles, what lies ahead for India? Chetan Rana and I analyse the trajectory of India's development and its political landscape 👇

Would you like to assist with our podcasts, op-eds, essays and book reviews? 💡 Work with us to get experience! Details: 👉 tinyurl.com/zandmjus

Some news & a short thread: A paper written by Natallia Khaniejo and myself is out, in which we show how a Radio Pakistan Show, called Talqeen Shah, was used by the state to craft an identity narrative of solidarity with the Khalistan movement doi.org/10.1080/174487… #IRTwitter

How do you fix a sick culture? Asking for a country of 1.4+ billion people. It doesn't matter if you are a few months old or an old woman. You are not safe at home or in school or in a hospital. Even cops will assault you. Sickening. Heartbreaking. and so deeply shameful.

What is 🇨🇳China's preferred endgame in the 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine war? A 'hybrid peace' What does it mean and why it is a trap for the West? Thx 9DASHLINE Manali Kumar for publishing my essay 🙏 9dashline.com/article/chinas…