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India’s current regime rests on three interwoven factors : Hindutva, a captured civil society, and an authoritarian state. Together they have produced a decade-long collective suspension of disbelief. The challenge is to contest all three arenas (...)
Narendra Modi’s decade in power has seen an erosion of democracy alongside soaring inequality. While religious nationalism diverts public attention, the super-rich add to their wealth. Economic performance remains lacklustre, welfare spending (...)
After two ‘extraordinary’ elections where Narendra Modi was able to create a charismatic appeal, India has had a ‘normal’ election in which a Ceasarian appeal could not be generated. With a return to coalition government, the Opposition must now (...)
The process of passing the Women’s Reservation Bill last September underlined how little the substantive process mattered to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Government. Political parties, civil society, and other stakeholders have to ensure that (...)