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B’desh: Battle Between Democracy & Autocracy

The crisis in Bangladesh can be seen as a battle for the soul of Bangladesh’s political future. On one side…

1 year ago
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In Year Of Elections, Can Women’s Rights Drive Change?

After decades of progress, women's rights are being rolled back by right-wing populist political parties that seek to restore conservative…

1 year ago
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From Delhi To Paris, Did Modi Trigger The Right Wing Wave?

With the Indian election done, the legacy of Narendra Modi’s campaigning and his style of politics finds ground in Europe.…

1 year ago
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Extreme Heat Threatens Health, Jobs And Even Democracy In India

As with any environmental disaster, the impact of heat stress hits the poorer harder than the privileged. The world’s largest…

1 year ago
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Kharge Urges People To Vote For Change

On Saturday, 1 June, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged people to vote for change and asserted that the "festival of…

1 year ago
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Free And Fearless Journalism In The Midst Of A Fight For Survival

Freedom of the press, a cornerstone of democracy, is under attack around the world, just when we need it more…

1 year ago
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India Uses National Interest As A Smokescreen To Muzzle The Media

The idea of a squadron of government officials storming a newsroom to shut down news-gathering and seize laptops and phones…

1 year ago
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Here’s How Real Journalists Can Lead The War Against Deepfakes

Almost half the world is voting in national elections this year and AI is the elephant in the room. There…

1 year ago
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Indian Democracy’s Tryst With Trust

Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People are more invested in elections even as they become more sceptical about politicians…

1 year ago
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Many Elections, Many Consequences

With a vast number of citizens around the world voting for leaders and legislatures this year, much will depend on…

1 year ago
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How Free And Fair Will This Year’s Election Be?

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April…

2 years ago
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‘Our Rule Of Law Is Under Attack From Our Own Government…’

On a crisp winter morning in February 2023, I meet one of my South Delhi neighbours, a lawyer in India’s…

2 years ago
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Bdesh’s Crumbling Democracy No Roadblock For Superpowers

As Bangladesh goes to the polls today, the great performance of democracy will take centre stage. Voting booths will be…

2 years ago
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Arundhati Roy Faces Prosecution For A Speech She Gave In 2010

Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things, has been charged, along with retired law professor…

2 years ago
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Peace Nobel ’23 Highlights Global Fight Against Declining Democracy

One hundred days after Iranians first protested the killing of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly,…

2 years ago
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“Unite And Overthrow Dictatorial Govt To Save Democracy”

Mallikarjun Kharge, who is the current Congress president, on Sunday asked party leaders to set aside personal differences and take…

2 years ago
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China’s New Strategy On Human Rights Raises Concerns

For more than three decades, China has struggled to contain criticism of its human rights record. It faced a storm…

2 years ago
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Hope Oppn Will Not Cease To Exist: PC On No Invite To Kharge

Taking a swipe at the government for not inviting Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge for the G20 dinner hosted by…

2 years ago
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As Laws Expand Their Reach In India, Political Freedoms Shrink

Three bills were tabled in the Indian Parliament in August, part of an overhaul of the entire criminal justice system.…

2 years ago
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Will Israel Become A Theocracy?

Israel’s parliament passed a law on July 24, 2023, that limits the Supreme Court’s ability to rein in government actions,…

2 years ago
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What Comics Reveal About Gender, Democracy

Each July, comics fans, professionals and scholars descend on San Diego, California, for Comic-Con International – a celebration of the…

2 years ago
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India’s Growth Path Lies In Liberal Democracy: Raghuram Rajan

Source: PTI India’s growth path lies in leveraging its intrinsic strengths and becoming crucial to global supply chains by building…

2 years ago
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Playing With Rule Of Law For Political Purpose Not Right: Priyanka

Source: PTI Criminals should be given the harshest punishment but it should be according to the law of the land…

3 years ago
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This Is A Fight Against ‘Mitrkaal’: Rahul Gandhi

Source: PTI Soon after a Surat court granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case, the Congress leader…

3 years ago
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Iraq War’s Damage To Public Trust Continues To Have Consequences

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, politicians continue to repeat the errors of the past by taking information from…

3 years ago

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