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Archives: India
![Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-paris-accords-and-the-end-187x137.jpg)
![Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/coal-in-death-spiral-as-india-ca-187x137.jpg)
Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China and India have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of best places to invest in renewables. Analysts…![India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/indias-electric-car-plans-could-187x137.jpg)
India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - India's announcement that it wants to have its automobile fleet go completely electric by 2030 is a bigger deal than it seems on…![Can Digital India flourish without Freedom of Speech? PM Modi in Silicon Valley](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/can-digital-india-flourish-witho-187x137.jpg)
Can Digital India flourish without Freedom of Speech? PM Modi in Silicon Valley
Priya Satia | (Huffington Post) | - - The Indian community of Silicon Valley is preparing to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with open arms next week, in a route stop…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Sunil_Sharma_Book_-187x137.jpg)
How Persian Literature shaped the culture of Iran and India
Sunil Sharma interviewed by Maryam Kamali | ( Iranian Medieval History) Sunil Sharma is the Associate Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature at Boston University’s Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature…![US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/us-right-needs-to-get-over-self-187x137.jpg)
US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with…![As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/as-700-die-in-pakistan-from-extr-187x137.jpg)
As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pakistan is in the midst of an extreme heat wave with highs around 110 degrees F., which has killed 700 persons in the…![Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/nepal-shows-its-vulnerability-af-187x137.jpg)
Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake
By Simon Redfern | (The Conversation) | - For some time scientists have realised that the Kathmandu valley is one of the most dangerous places in the world, in terms of earthquake…![The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/the-moment-the-nepal-earthquake-187x137.jpg)
The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit
BBC News | - "Video shows the moment earthquake hit Nepal... a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal, wrecking many historic buildings. The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital…![Obama, Modi and India’s Solar Future](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-modi-and-indias-solar-futu-187x137.jpg)
Obama, Modi and India’s Solar Future
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In his visit to India, Barack Obama pressed unsuccessfully for India to set specific carbon limits. Nevertheless, he did get agreement from Indian Prime Minister Narendra…![Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/turns-out-rightwing-hindu-pm-mor-187x137.jpg)
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)
NDTV | -- "Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement on the nuclear liability issue after talks…![Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/dual-use-solar-panels-conserve-c-187x137.jpg)
Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India
By Malini Shankar | (IPS) Sunlight pours over a break in canal-top solar panels recently installed over the Vadodara branch of the Sardar Sarovar canal project in Gujarat. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBARODA, India…![‘The Struggle for Pakistan’ (Ayesha Jalal)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/the-struggle-for-pakistan-ayesha-187x137.jpg)
‘The Struggle for Pakistan’ (Ayesha Jalal)
By Joseph Richard Preville and Julie Poucher Harbin (ISLAMiCommentary) Column » ‘By the Book’ with Joseph Preville| -- Pakistan is a nation with a strong will to survive. It has endured political…![Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/daesh-isil-twitter-propagandist-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive
Channel 4 News | -- "Channel 4 News identifies the man who became one of the most-followed disseminators of pro-jihadi material on Twitter." Channel 4: "IS Twitter account Shami Witness unmasked |…![Listening to Nobelist Malala Yusufzai instead of just Honoring Her](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/10/listening-to-nobelist-malala-yus-187x137.jpg)
Listening to Nobelist Malala Yousafzai instead of just Honoring Her
By Juan Cole Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in history, sharing it this year with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist. Ms. Yousafzai, from…![Democracy, in India as elsewhere, is not a tyranny of the Majority](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/08/democracy-in-india-as-elsewhere-187x137.jpg)
Democracy, in India as elsewhere, is not a tyranny of the Majority
It’s Not About The Numbers There is a broader—and deeper—meaning to democracy. Part of that ideal is the idea that every tessera in the mosaic can sparkle. By Gyanendra Pandey Democracy, it…![Inside the Mosul of the ‘Islamic State’: Manhunts, Salafi Coercion and Fired Christians](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/07/inside-the-mosul-of-the-islamic-187x137.jpg)
Inside the Mosul of the ‘Islamic State’: Manhunts, Salafi Coercion and Fired Christians
Niqash | Special Correspondent | Mosul | It has been several weeks since Sunni Muslim extremists took over the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Locals continue to adapt to their new circumstances;…![Ruling Hindu Tea Party wants to “Develop” India for its 1%](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/07/ruling-hindu-tea-party-wants-to-187x137.jpg)
Ruling Hindu Tea Party wants to “Develop” India for its 1%
By Gyanendra Pandey New Delhi Through the President's address to Parliament on June 9, 2014, the newly elected Indian Government has officially outlined its short and longer-term agenda. The emphasis, as expected,…![On D-Day: Remembering the Muslim Troops who Fought the Axis](http://web.archive.org./web/20170629080521im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/06/on-d-day-remembering-the-muslim-187x137.jpg)