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Autocracy

  • 85% of Indians support autocracy or military rule, shows Pew survey

    85% of Indians support autocracy or military rule, shows Pew survey

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 14, 2024 · 11:32 am
  • Foreign minister rejects reports questioning democracy in India, says ‘enough of these homilies’

    Foreign minister rejects reports questioning democracy in India, says ‘enough of these homilies’

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 15, 2021 · 06:02 pm
  • India has turned into an ‘electoral autocracy’, says Swedish institute

    India has turned into an ‘electoral autocracy’, says Swedish institute

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 10, 2021 · 10:39 pm
  • Modi has drawn many lessons from Indira Gandhi’s Emergency – save one

    Modi has drawn many lessons from Indira Gandhi’s Emergency – save one

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Sep 03, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Is China’s Xi a bold thinker, a tireless anti-corruption crusader or a 21st century emperor?

    Is China’s Xi a bold thinker, a tireless anti-corruption crusader or a 21st century emperor?

    Jeffrey Wasserstrom, The Conversation
    · Apr 04, 2018 · 09:30 pm
  • Over 50% Indians believe that autocracy or military rule would be good for the country, finds survey

    Over 50% Indians believe that autocracy or military rule would be good for the country, finds survey

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 17, 2017 · 09:25 am
  • Is Erdogan becoming a Turkish dictator?

    Is Erdogan becoming a Turkish dictator?

    Natasha Ezrow, The Conversation
    · Aug 18, 2016 · 03:30 pm