Suppressing Dissent

The BJP’s increasing authoritarianism may be eroding the support it enjoyed in 2014

In politics as in sports, a team that engages in blatant bullying is eventually exposed as one that lacks both good practice and skill.

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· Sep 07, 2018 · 06:30 pm
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· Dec 12, 2017 · 10:30 am

Hyderabad’s ‘Dharna Chowk’ has become the subject of a heated agitation in the city

The Telangana chief minister is being accused of stifling dissent and fuelling clashes at the agitation spot earlier this week.

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· May 19, 2017 · 06:33 pm
Greenpeace says Indian government has cancelled its registration

The NGO said it was yet another 'clumsy tactic' by the Ministry of Home Affairs to curb free speech.

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· Nov 06, 2015 · 04:15 pm
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In politics as in sports, a team that engages in blatant bullying is eventually exposed as one that lacks both good practice and skill.

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Why Greenpeace is first on the Indian government’s chopping block

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