Talking Democracy
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India among countries classified as ‘repressed’ in global civil ratings report
Non-profit organisation Civicus considered factors like detention of protestors and journalists for categorising countries based on democratic freedom.
Scroll Staff
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A single vote won’t change much. But here’s why you should still take part in elections
Casting informed votes is not a heroic, saintly act. It requires minimal effort for most of us.
Julia Maskivker, Aeon
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A victory for AAP won’t mean a defeat of the BJP’s hate campaign in Delhi. Here’s why
What Aam Aadmi party’s supporters have to say about Shaheen Bagh.
Supriya Sharma
Trending
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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The shooting down of Flight PS 752 reflects the tragic price of playing the Iranian people
Human error of the sort that resulted in the inadvertent shooting down of the plane is more likely to occur in countries with autocratic structures.
Tabish Khair
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What sedition cases against 10,000 Adivasis in Jharkhand reveals about Indian democracy
An interview with Dayamani Barla, a social activist who is contesting the assembly election from Khunti, the district at the centre of the Pathalgadi movement.
Supriya Sharma
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10,000 people charged with sedition in one Jharkhand district. What does democracy mean here?
Adivasis say they are being hounded for invoking the Constitution to protect their land rights.
Supriya Sharma
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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‘Does not tyranny spring from democracy?’ How Plato’s 380 BC philosophy is truer than ever today
As in Athens, anti-elite demagogues in modern democracies are increasingly rising to power riding populist waves fueled not by logic but fear and nationalism.
Lenin Cavalcanti Guerra, The Conversation
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What political defections in Maharashtra reveal about Indian democracy
When elections are held without a level playing field, democracies run the risk of morphing into competitive authoritarian regimes.
Supriya Sharma
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What support for Article 370 removal in Haryana reveals about Indian democracy
Research in other countries shows polarising politics enables democratically elected leaders to undermine democracy.
Supriya Sharma
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