Indian politics happens in Hindi. Political commentary should too. The language of the core of Indian politics is Hindi. That is both a cause and an effect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise. There is also a politics between the Hindi and non-Hindi tracks of India. The common language of conversation across non-Hindi regions, and between Hindi and non-Hindi regions, is English. But the @BJP4India wants to replace English with Hindi. The Hindu, under the leadership of Suresh Nambath, @nambath is making an effort to converse more with Hindi-speaking audiences. They will help decide the future of India. You will find a great deal of Hindi content on The Hindu’s platforms. Joining this effort, I will make Hindi translations of my commentaries available whenever possible. I am also attempting to produce video versions of my commentaries in Hindi. As far as my accent and diction are concerned, let me only say that there is no perfect way of speaking any language. There are dozens of English accents and dialects in New York City alone. More than the BJP’s push, however, it is the Hindi belt’s higher population growth that will increase its weight in Indian politics. If politics is increasingly conducted in Hindi, so too should political commentary be. It is only appropriate that I begin with my piece on delimitation Here's a gift link, which you will be able to read it without hitting a paywall for 24 hours. परिसीमनः भाजपा के दोनों हाथों में लड्डू, कांग्रेस के लिए आगे कुंआ और पीछे खाई - The Hindu thehindu.com/hindi/hindi-ver… youtube.com/shorts/XVvB82wYI…

SIR is in an induced coma. An announcement of its death may never come. This week in Political Line. Five indicators that suggest that the SIR is no longer a potent weapon in the government’s scheme to introduce a population-level citizenship test without legal backing of any kind. But it is also difficult to conclude that the current turnarounds in the implementation of the SIR would lead to a total abdication of the BJP’s strident position with regards to the so-called infiltrators and purification of the voter list. The last word on SIR may not have been said. At present, even though the death of SIR is not announced, it is certainly in a coma. An induced coma. A gift link from @the_hindu. You will be able to read it without hitting a paywall for 24 hours. SIR may be dead without an announcement - The Hindu thehindu.com/opinion/politic…