Every step with the Sir Jadunath Sarkar Fellowship for Indian History has been a journey of rediscovery. As the second cohort prepares to graduate and bring one chapter to a close, we are excited to begin another.
We are proud to announce Batch 3 (2026–27) Fellows of the Sir Jadunath Sarkar Fellowship for Indian History. This new cohort will carry forward the mission of reclaiming and rewriting our Bharatiya Itihasa with rigour, scholarship, and commitment. 🙏🏼
Our heartfelt gratitude to the esteemed jury whose insights and expertise shaped the selection process, and to all the applicants whose passion for our history continues to strengthen this movement.
@vikramsampath@Yaayaavara@RaviDuttBajpai
The new pocketbook size edition of The Once and Future World Order is out now from London. Lighter, cheaper, excellent companion for travel reading.
https://t.co/FZdVyoamWB
🚨 Coming soon: “The Political Economy of Public Bureaucracy” 🚨
My book is forthcoming in 2026 with @CambridgeUP! A preview of the cover art is below. Thanks to Dan Carpenter, @SeanGailmard, & @jrgingrich for their endorsements! 🙏
More details will follow in future posts. 😊
Strength of moral authority wielded by Gandhi & Mandela, their approaches & strategies, their Weltanschauung in midst of complexities of liberation struggles/diversities prevalent in their societies, accelerated emergence from darkness of the times; or ‘the dry grief of political rage’. Abstraction of society, inherent reliance on structural violence, and the inability of the state to integrate with the society at large,even in liberal cultures, propelled them to seek alternate mechanisms of fighting injustice/discrimination, constructing a framework of ethical governance where none existed. Perhaps, vision &foresight forewarned of authoritarian structures overwhelming democratic baby-steps; realisation of inimical elements in society/outer world deflecting from paths they strived hard to attain; strains of these problems are visible years after they have departed, continuing to be signs of threats that hard-won democracies face; despite the contextual/methodological/systematic differences Mandela and Gandhi shared commitment to equality/justice/freedom; remaining iconic &monumental in contemporary contexts, not least due their contributions to conflict resolution, peacebuilding, & claiming spaces for rationality/morality/dialogue among people. Read my chapter: Legacy Assessment of Mandela and Gandhi’s Weltanschauung on Anti-Colonial Struggles and National Identities https://t.co/RNGqCapOqM
Operation Sindoor has catalysed Indian doctrine toward Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), based on the re-sculpting of what has emerged as the Dynamic Response Doctrine (DRS). DRS differs from its earlier variants in its emphasis on jointness in operations, while simultaneously maintaining domination in the escalation matrix of such operations, especially in light of the nuclear deterrent possessed by the adversary. I write an analytical commentary on the long-term sustainability of the changes incorporated along with the factors affecting it. @CENJOWS@OfficialCLAWSIN@CPR_India@EuroJournIR@EJIntSec@ChathamHouse@SandeepUnnithan@manaman_chhina@PkchowIA@GeneralBakshi
Read my commentary: Indian Revised Military Doctrine post-Operation Sindoor
https://t.co/DqbnjFDnk0
British policy of #DivideAndRule held #India in chains for 200 yrs. It took a UNIFIED concerted effort by ALL to attain #Freedom.
Those who don't learn from #History are DOOMED!
Unless each last battle is fought united, it's not going to yield results.
EACH LAST BATTLE!!