India’s Hindu nationalists - including Bollywood stars, billionaires - are celebrating the partial opening of Ram Mandir, built on the site of the Babri Masjid that was razed by Hindu mobs in 1992. This moment, Modi’s pride, lays stake to an India only for Hindus. 🧵

"How dare we have a conversation about trade when there are children right now being treated without anaesthetic.” Journalist Dr. Myriam Francois discusses the response to the Gaza war in an interview with Sky News, emphasising the need for a ceasefire.

Good warning from the Economist. India also needs to invest more in human capital, which was critical for the SK growth miracle. Not to mention that the conversion to a Hindu state is squandering India's cultural diversity, one of its greatest resources economist.com/leaders/2024/0…

An ideological gender gap appears to be emerging within Gen Z, and the consequences could be far-reaching, writes John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/3u8TGyk

Come join us at UCL!! Amazing department in a fabulous location :)

Excited to be hosting this film screening next month! We will be screening "The Tribunal", followed by a discussion and Q&A with the director (Malcolm Rogge) and panelists (Lise Johnson and Gabriela Quijano). Please see the details below! Link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-screeni…….

Really admire the bravery of my friend & classmate Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline

An incredible excerpt, incl. in the body language of the BBC guy who at first never looks straight at Guyana's president (he would never interview like this a prez of a big country) and then gets totally lost & falls silent.

1/9 Very interesting NYT article that argues, with input from Dani Rodrik, that we may be undergoing a major change in the way countries can develop. Until now the way to go from poor to rich was through export-oriented growth: "Move subsistence... nytimes.com/2024/04/02/bus…

"In the absence of this result, India would have been headed towards unchecked domination of the BJP....India now has once again a deeply competitive political system. With that comes the possibility of checks and balances and accountability." indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

"The best in the world are not the best because they win every point. It's because they know they'll lose again and again and they've learnt how to deal with it." Roger Federer's commencement address at Dartmouth on June 9, 2024 was special indeed. bit.ly/4bWC89i

“No amount of aid will fix the structural issues underlying Sudan’s chronic food insecurity, and in the absence of major political realignments, a cease-fire is unlikely to bring lasting peace,” write Joshua Craze, Kholood Khair, and @MakawiRaga. go.nybooks.com/45ADYdD

Seeing the LGBTQ+ flag displayed alongside scenes of rubble and destruction in Gaza is "a massive violation to people who have fought for their rights under this flag," states Phillip Ayoub on BlueSky @payoub.bsky.social theguardian.com/world/article/…

So excited to see this out!! Amazing paper by my fab colleague :)

Lots of people suddenly finding it very easy to separate the actions of a group of violent extremists from the ideology and behaviour of an entire ethnic group.

Entering Oxford. Feeling a rush of emotions. I just left Amsterdam, where my aunt lives. She told me that my education was revenge. Vengeance against her father, who banned women of our family from school, vengeance against the Taliban, and those who fear an educated woman.

A heartwrenching statistic. Beyond appalling that we are letting this happen, especially to innocent children. theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…