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Topic: Democracy

Good the Supreme Court hasn’t disrupted democratic process

ThePrint Team -
The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

The echo chamber is the enemy of democracy

Cass Sunstein -
New Yorker editor's move to withdraw invitation to former White House strategist Steve Bannon has sparked a huge controversy.

India has two legal systems to use when needed: Democratic and dictatorial

Justice Markandey Katju (retd) -
Bhima-Koregaon arrests show how Indian Constitution 'guarantees' rights and liberties but also snatches them away.

A lot can go wrong for Indian democracy if court proceedings are streamed live on TV

Abhik Chimni -
Live streaming court cases are a major risk in India, especially for sensitive cases like Ayodhya or caste reservation issues

Pakistan is voting this election, that is already a victory

Avishek Jha -
The accusations of manipulation and interference by the military have led a number of citizens to come out in defence of democracy

Is democracy voting itself out in elections?

Manjeet Ramgotra -
Once democratic institutions weaken and the only the pretence of elections remain, then democracy in its meaningful form is already gone.

At every stage of election, money matters: Experts on how cash and polls are inseparable

Manisha Mondal -
Former chief election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi calls for putting a cap on election expenditures of political parties at South Asia Conclave.

Democracies may grow slow, but they grow right

Mihir Sharma -
Broader economic outcomes show that democratic processes act as immune system for economies, stopping diseases before they spread

Democracy is good for the economy

Daron Acemoglu -
Data shows democratisation even in low-income and low-education countries appears to lead to faster growth.

The vague ‘urban Naxal’ was invented to avoid difficult questions on Modi’s vikaas

Harnidh Kaur -
Anyone whose work revolves around analysing, questioning and maintaining accountability of the government is now an ‘urban Naxal’ and an ‘enemy’.
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Opinion

Sir Ganga Ram hospital Consultants, Residents and DNB students hold placards during a protest in New Delhi, on 30 December 2021 | PTI

Distrust of Indian doctors isn’t new. Class-caste bias always ruled medical profession

Kiran Kumbhar -
As a practising doctor, I discovered large question marks on claims of a trustful patient-doctor relationship in the past. The routine dehumanisation of underprivileged patients remains a rarely mentioned topic.
Narendra Modi | Wikimedia Commons

Revadi jibe shows Modi govt letting its insecurities do the talking, not economics

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashvi Yadav | PTI

What Left parties’ decision to not join Bihar alliance means for India’s Dalits, women, MBCs

Economy

Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

Representational image. A file photo of an Indian Air Force Cheetah helicopter. | Photo: Commons

IAF operation underway to rescue Italian mountaineer stranded on Mount Nun in Ladakh

Amogh Rohmetra -
The IAF deployed its ‘Cheetah’ helicopter to rescue mountaineer Federico Nicoli. Mount Nun is the second highest peak in the Zanskar Valley of Ladakh.

National Interest

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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