Democracy
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
Underinvestment and the dilution of the rights-based act has eroded the promise of public education as a crucial vehicle for creating an engaged citizenry.
Gaurav Mukherjee
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The Dutch are drawing a line – to keep populists out of power. Can other countries do so as well?
Coalitions against extremism are not new but it has become more difficult in the face of far-right mobilisation.
Daniel Drache, The Conversation & Marc D Froese, The Conversation
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The glaring oversight in the US Congressional report on Bhutan’s long struggle for democracy
Crediting the monarchy with the kingdom’s transition to democracy sidesteps the sustained political movements and endeavours of the Bhutanese people.
Suraj Budathoki
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Chandigarh mayor resigns ahead of SC hearing on alleged poll rigging, three AAP councillors join BJP
The BJP’s seats in the 35-member civic body have risen to 17, bringing its tally close to a majority.
Scroll Staff
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‘Murder of democracy, prosecute presiding officer’, says Supreme Court on Chandigarh mayoral polls
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud verbally remarked that it was obvious that the election official had defaced the ballot papers.
Scroll Staff
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As Indian democracy comes under siege, what can Indian-Americans do?
January 26 commemorates India’s secular Constitution. But the values enshrined in it will quickly end should the BJP-led Narendra Modi win a third term in May.
Raju Rajagopal
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Indian democracy was always fragile – but decades of effort to nourish it are being undermined
When essential democratic principles and norms are being dismantled, a regime cannot be called democratic – even if a majority of the electorate votes for it.
Pranab Bardhan
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How the ancient Greeks practised ‘direct democracy’ – and kept ruthless narcissists out of power
Modern democracy is representative, which allows for power-hungry people to put themselves up as candidates. Ancient Athenians were aware of such dangers.
Steve Taylor, The Conversation
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What happens to democracy when AI aimed at helping a candidate win elections is deployed?
Tailored, evolving messages with machine learning that gives feedback on patterns, preferences could lead to voters being manipulated into electing a candidate.
Archon Fung, The Conversation & Lawrence Lessig, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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How ‘Mother of democracy’, ‘Vishwaguru’ rhetoric is a buffer against Western criticism of India
Western liberal democracies may be in a bind where criticism or praise of India only serves to further bolster the image of Narendra Modi.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Kavita Krishnan: The Left must change course – it is speaking the same language that tyrants do
The idea of multipolarity championed by the Left has become a rallying cry for despots, disguising their war on democracy as a war on imperialism.
Kavita Krishnan
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How to turn a country over to the mob
Stop a marriage, demolish a bus stop, frighten minorities. As the rule of law collapses in India, the whims of Hindu extremists become de facto State policy.
Samar Halarnkar
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins