When "green" becomes "saffron": Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state

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When "green" becomes "saffron" : Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state. / Singh, David.

I: Journal of Political Ecology, Bind 30, Nr. 1, 2023.

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Singh, D 2023, 'When "green" becomes "saffron": Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state', Journal of Political Ecology, bind 30, nr. 1. https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.5490

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Singh, D. (2023). When "green" becomes "saffron": Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state. Journal of Political Ecology, 30(1). https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.5490

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Singh D. When "green" becomes "saffron": Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state. Journal of Political Ecology. 2023;30(1). https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.5490

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Singh, David. / When "green" becomes "saffron" : Wind extraction, border surveillance, and citizenship regime at the edge of the Indian state. I: Journal of Political Ecology. 2023 ; Bind 30, Nr. 1.

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