How do state governments sustain the illusion of governance even when they fail their people?

N Kalyan Raman

· Mar 20, 2021 · 08:30 am

Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi also won elections, says Rahul Gandhi, criticises PM Modi

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· Mar 16, 2021 · 11:10 pm

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

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· Mar 15, 2021 · 06:02 pm

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

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· Mar 10, 2021 · 10:39 pm

‘India’s illiberal slide has been steady and swift’: Journalist Fareed Zakaria

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· Mar 09, 2021 · 11:49 am

How did some legislatures hold governments to account during Covid-19? And why did others fail?

Nic Cheeseman, The Conversation Rebecca Gordon, The Conversation

· Jan 31, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Watch: Hindi poetry performance evaluates the ‘state of our democracy’ based on the events of 2020

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· Jan 26, 2021 · 12:14 pm

‘India too much of a democracy to mirror China model,’ clarifies NITI Aayog CEO after controversy

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· Dec 11, 2020 · 03:38 pm

In Cambodia, trials against the opposition leaders are latest in the country’s eroding democracy

Rhona Smith, The Conversation

· Dec 05, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Trump’s lies about fraud in the US election highlight the dangers of disinformation in a democracy

Chris Tenove, The Conversation Spencer McKay, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Peru has seen two presidents being ousted in one week. Here’s what the country is going through

Gisselle Vila Benites, The Conversation Anthony Bebbington, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In Nigeria, the nexus between music and politics shows how corruptible art is

Garhe Osiebe, The Conversation

· Nov 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Why Gupkar Alliance candidates have refused security as they campaign for local polls in Kashmir

Safwat Zargar

· Nov 28, 2020 · 06:30 am

Trump may be defeated but Trumpism is going nowhere and nine other weekend reads

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· Nov 08, 2020 · 09:30 am

Why India should switch to a US-like presidential system

Bhanu Dhamija

· Nov 04, 2020 · 06:30 am

Amartya Sen: ‘World is facing pandemic of authoritarianism’

Amartya Sen

· Nov 01, 2020 · 06:30 am

BJP now closely resembles a ‘typical governing party in an autocracy’, claims a new study

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· Oct 29, 2020 · 08:30 am

‘I don’t think everybody should be allowed to vote’: Actor Vijay Deverakonda in interview outtake

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· Oct 10, 2020 · 11:02 am

Eco India: How Gandhi's idea of Swaraj is inspiring communities to take charge of their environment

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· Oct 02, 2020 · 09:05 am

Is this the right time for India to debate swapping its parliamentary system for a presidential one?

Sarath Pillai

· Sep 14, 2020 · 07:30 am