India is a “conservative society in a democratic framework”.
Category: Media
2 of India’s Largest Media Houses Raided in Tax Probe
Offices of prominent Hindi media houses raided by tax authorities for critical coverage of the Modi government.
Modi accused of treason by opposition over India spyware disclosures
Indian prime minister under fire after phone numbers of political rivals appear in data leak
Indian activists jailed on terrorism charges were on list with surveillance targets
The phone numbers used by the Bhima Koregaon activists were added to the list that included surveillance targets before their arrests.
The spyware is sold to governments to fight terrorism. In India, it was used to hack journalists and others.
How Pegasus malware has been used by the Indian govt. to spy on human rights defenders, journalists, opposition leaders, and critics of the Modi regime.
A Jailed Priest’s Death in India Stirs Outrage
Rights activists and other critics of the Indian govt. call Father Swamy’s death as devastating and inhuman.
Fury in India over death of 84-year-old political prisoner Stan Swamy
Priest and human rights activist was denied bail despite being weakened by Parkinson’s and Covid.
Thanks to Modi, India Had a ‘State Orchestrated Covid Massacre’
In the Opinion video above, Kunal Kamra, an enormously popular stand-up comedian in India, puts all jokes aside and takes a serious look at his government’s handling of the pandemic.
India’s Democracy Is the World’s Problem
Democracy’s fate there may determine its fate throughout the world. At the moment, the signs aren’t looking good.
India drops 10 places in The Economist’s democracy rankings over Kashmir and citizenship law
In January 2020, The Economist released its annual Democracy Index that provides a snapshot of the state of democracy across the globe.