Yasmin Saikia

Yasmin Saikia teaches South Asian History and Peace Studies at Arizona State University and is the Series Editor of ‘Muslim South Asia.’ Her latest books are On Othering: The Processes and Politics of Unpeace (Athabasca University Press: 2024) and Cambridge Companion to Sayyid Ahmad Khan (Cambridge University Press: 2019).

Blood, Identity, and Belonging in India Today

Blood purity and Indian identity are constructs of Hindutva ideology to establish a uniform Hindu nation, impacting laws related to citizenship, social dynamics, and religious liberties. Embracing pluralism and shared humanity is the only way to counteract the destruction of India.

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From Citizen to Termite

From Citizen to Termite: The Case of the “Bangladeshis” in Assam

Citizenship is a vexing problem in Assam; detection of “illegal” immigrants is a long-standing demand of the Assamese people. Updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC), a unique political project in Assam, was started in 2013 by the Congress government. The process continued in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s tenure when it became a

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