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Friday, November 14, 2025
TopicAuthoritarianism

Topic: Authoritarianism

America under Trump — more than democratic backsliding, less than a right-wing revolution

The attempted revolution faces three structural limits, and is likely to falter.

Judiciary responsible for India turning into authoritarian state, says senior advocate Dushyant Dave

Dave holds judiciary accountable for country’s authoritarian tendencies & questions Supreme Court’s handling of politically sensitive cases and post-retirement assignments.

India must break the myth of a ‘strong leader’ for its own good

What do Indians want in a democracy? Quick and decisive action that may not have political consensus or frustratingly slow decision-making that endures long after the decision is made?

SubscriberWrites: Beyond Digital Authoritarianism: Democracy 2.0

Cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies grant governments the ability to scout the internet for dissenting or adverse narratives.

To understand Uttarakhand live-in rules, learn how authoritarianism & totalitarianism differ

Each time we allow the state to take control of our lives, we are following the path of Mao Zedong, Mullah Omar. It always starts small. But it’s a slippery slope. It never stays small for long.

Indian democracy has always been intertwined with authoritarianism — Modi govt is the norm

Ironically, it was during the coalition era that there was a cementing and overt manifestation of authoritarianism in India’s political structure

BJP’s ‘abuses’ as bad as Chinese repression, rights body warns investors shifting to India

The Human Rights Watch says countries which deepen ties with Modi govt by ignoring India’s ‘troubling human rights record’, squanders leverage to protect country’s ‘endangered civic space’.

Half of world’s democracies in a state of decline, declares intergovernmental watchdog

In an annual report, intergovernmental watchdog, IDEA, flagged concerns over the world facing a 'multitude of crises' while seeing global democracy in decline, calling it 'a toxic mix'.

Restricting citizens’ entry-exit to targeting academia, China grows more authoritarian

China stopped issuing new passports for non-essential travel in 2021. Citizens have to come up with fake job offers to get a new passport.

How China combined authoritarianism with capitalism to create a new communism

Technology and AI are communism 2.0’s largely bloodless methods for extending total control over the population, making sure that every individual toes the party line.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.