Delhi to Tehran via US | The Indian Express

Delhi to Tehran via US | The Indian Express

Written by Christophe Jaffrelot, Vihang Jumle |Updated: July 12, 2019 5:02:04 am

Christophe Jaffrelot is senior research fellow at CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS, Paris, professor of Indian Politics and Sociology at King's India Institute, London, and non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  He offers valuable insights on South Asian politics, particularly the methods and motivations of the Hindu right in India.

Jumle is an associate at Ikigai Law, New Delhi

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