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Ditsa Bhattacharya
India Falls from ‘Free’ to ‘Partly Free’ in Freedom in the World 2021 Report
04 Mar 2021
‘The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its state-level allies continued to crack down on critics during the year, and their response to COVID-19 included a ham-fisted lockdown that…
Subhash Gatade
If Comment is Free, Why are Dissenters Being Locked Up?
22 Feb 2021
The State look the other way only when right-wing footsoldiers target innocent people and provoke violence.
Sanjay Kumar
Life and Death of Working People in India
20 Feb 2021
According to news reports, the death toll due to the flash flood in Rishiganga i
Suhit K Sen
On Suppressing Media, Judicial Verdicts and Undeclared Emergency
06 Feb 2021
Sedition, spreading violence and disharmony; the charges the police is filing are monstrous to the point of absurdity.
PTI
Peaceful Protests, Dialogue Are Hallmarks of a Thriving Democracy: US
04 Feb 2021
The State Department, to a question on the ongoing farmers' protests in India, said US encourages any differences between parties be resolved through dialogue.
Sudhir Kumar Suthar
Farm Laws Violate Democracy and Federalism
04 Feb 2021
Their economic rationale is important, but farmers are raising questions of federalism and democracy as well.
Monica Dhanraj
Munawar Faruqui Case Makes Idea of Democracy Illusory
16 Jan 2021
The arbitrary manner in which the police and judiciary in Indore are dealing with Faruqui’s case sends chilling messages and exposes unpleasant truths.
Subir Purkayastha
How Did We Get to This Sad State in US Politics ?
13 Jan 2021
For decades the Republicans resorted to ‘dumbing down’ the base of the Republican party so that the Republican elite could get away with their pet policies. The conundrum that created gave rise to…
PTI
BJP’s Push for 'One Nation, One Election' a Threat to Democracy, Says CPI(M)
08 Jan 2021
Citing 25 webinars held by BJP in December last week, the Left party called upon the Opposition to ‘unitedly defeat’ such a proposal and not be caught unawares when the Modi government makes its move…
PTI
Strong Case for Substantial Review of Three Farm Laws: Amartya Sen
28 Dec 2020
Nobel laureate economist voices anguish over "shrinking space" for debate and dissent in country.