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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future