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Jaideep Hardikar

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Jaideep Hardikar

Political Economy

Apr 5, 2026

Last gun in the forest: The red bastion unravels

India’s longest running internal rebellion is nearing its end, but the central Indian tribal heartland now stares at a vacuum…

Nov 5, 2025

When promises run dry: Maharashtra’s farmers and the post-Diwali uprising

A debt waiver promise, global headwinds, and local politics collide as Bacchu Kadu’s protest turns Maharashtra’s agrarian distress into a…

Jun 5, 2025

Congress of Today is Not Ready to be the Common Denominator, the Masses Must Force Open Its Doors

The Congress won’t and can’t on its own reinvent itself. The masses must seize control of the grand old party…

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When promises run dry: Maharashtra’s farmers and the post-Diwali uprising

Battle for Bastar Part 1: How Maoist citadel was breached

Congress of Today is Not Ready to be the Common Denominator, the Masses Must Force Open Its Doors

Stories from the Field

A curated gallery of books authored by Jaideep Hardikar, with covers, concise blurbs, critical reviews, and purchase links.