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Subhash Gatade
India Must Stop Glorifying Collective Punishment
19 Jun 2022
It has become a symbol of brutality but it is worn like a badge of honour by those in power. The bulldozer is not just breaking homes but hurting the justice system.
Tobore Ovuorie
Nigeria's Political System Favors Old Wealthy Men
05 Jun 2022
Despite young people making up the majority of Nigeria's voters, the country's politicians are mostly old, wealthy and male. Such a system makes it harder for young people to enter politics.
Soumyadeep Chatterjee
The Continuing Decline of Parliamentary Democracy in India
26 May 2022
As India celebrates its 75th year of independence with the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’, the glaring irony of a dysfunctional Parliament can no longer be ignored.
Cathrin Schaer, Tarak Guizani, Soumaya Marzouki
Who Will Save Tunisia's Democracy Now?
28 Apr 2022
Tunisia's president has been carrying out a creeping coup, demolishing the country's hard-fought democratic gains bit by bit. With an economy in turmoil and a splintered opposition, is there anybody…
Anagha Pavithran
LSR Students' Boycott of BJP Spokesperson is a Victory For Democracy
21 Apr 2022
What does free speech mean in the time of Hindutva?
Shiv Visvanathan
A Plea For Margins to Reinvent Democracy
20 Apr 2022
Margins provide breathing spaces, for invention of rights, and make democracy vibrant.
Dr. Madhav Godbole
Equipping India to Deal with Daunting Challenges
11 Apr 2022
The Mumbai School of Economics Alumni Association celebrated its centenary year by organising a Special Centenary Address on ‘India’s 75th Year of Independence – Daunting Challenges Ahead’.
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Sikkim: Opposition Demands ‘President’s Rule’ as Violence Erupts After Ex-CM Chamling’s Return to Assembly
29 Mar 2022
Sikkim Police arrested four persons in three different cases involving alleged stone-pelting on the former Chief Minister’s convoy and alleged assault on Sikkim Democratic Front workers.
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End Facebook Interference in India's Electoral Politics: Sonia Gandhi
16 Mar 2022
Sonia Gandhi urged the Modi government to end 'systematic interference and influence of Facebook and other social media giants in the electoral politics' of India.
Sahba Husain
India’s Plural Democracy Will Survive All Attempts to Stifle it: Zoya Hasan
13 Mar 2022
The sizeable pushback from various groups and numerous public protests in the past few years indicate the limits of majority rule and the resistance to redefining of our democracy, says the eminent…