democracy
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Anand Patwardhan: The taming of the Mumbai Press Club
Anand Patwardhan
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‘Curing diseased democracy’: Why are voters attracted to political outsiders?
Srirupa Roy
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US Supreme Court verdict will reduce voting rights of minorities
Sam D Hayes, The Conversation
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Video: Do we need hate speech law?
Karwan e Mohabbat
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Ouster of Peru’s third president since 2021 a sign of fragmenting society, politics
Étienne Sinotte, The Conversation
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In global database tracking atrocities over 40 years, both Iran and US find mention
David Cingranelli, The Conversation Skip Mark, The Conversation
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Podcast: Why the ‘end of capitalism’ is being debated yet again
Dinyar Patel
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Interview: ‘If Bangladeshis want hijab law, we will support,’ says Jamaat-e-Islami media head
Shoaib Daniyal
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Myanmar concludes ‘elections’ that will entrench junta further
Adam Simpson, The Conversation Nicholas Farrelly, The Conversation
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Editor’s note: The Republic is being re-engineered. Help us bear witness
Naresh Fernandes
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Is the insistence on the ‘truth’ harming democracy?
Frank Chouraqui, The Conversation
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Is democracy the ‘worst’, as Winston Churchill once said? Five experts weigh in
James Ley, The Conversation
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Two ancient Athenian ideals of free speech for today’s dangerously loud social media era
Sara Kells, The Conversation
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A year of ‘Gen Z’ protests: Can young people drive change in 2026?
Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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‘Ungovernable’ institutions: Why South Africa and Pakistan struggle while Singapore is success story
Busani Ngcaweni, The Conversation
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As democracy backslides everywhere, the Global South must reimagine a new world order
Devyani Kacker
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With data suppression and manipulation, democracies take a leaf out of authoritarian playbook
Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos, University of New South Wales Silvia Montaña-Niño, University of Melbourne Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology TJ Thomson, RMIT
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Myanmar: Military regime is certain to win elections that imperil exile government’s future
Nicholas Coppel, The Conversation
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South Africans have lost trust in key institutions. What does this mean for democracy?
Amanda Gouws, The Conversation Joseph Ayodele Kupolusi, The Conversation
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Bengaluru’s civic polls are five years overdue – and that’s eroding the city’s quality of life
Vishal R Choradiya