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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDissent

Topic: dissent

Mann govt under fire for ‘smothering protest’—teacher under police watch, ‘detention’ for dissenters

Opposition has targeted govt in wake of video of teachers’ union leader minding school class in police presence, reports of protesters demanding jobs being removed from govt events.

UP Info dept with Rs 1,700-cr budget used to ‘break’ Apna Dal—BJP ally Ashish Patel’s dig at Yogi govt

Ashish Patel, a minister in Yogi government, is the vice president of Apna Dal (Soneylal). His wife Anupiya Patel is minister in Modi's Council of Ministers.

How CM Siddaramaiah’s grip on his govt is weakening as dissent within Karnataka Congress grows

Already dealing with corruption allegations, price hikes to offset cost of welfare guarantees & Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede, the CM seems to be operating under shadow of uncertainty.

Ambedkar University suspensions: Students, faculty call out ‘institutional clampdown on dissent’

Suspended students allege ‘crackdown on campus democracy’. Professors from various universities term AUD action as leading to ‘culture of fear’, part of a pattern.

SubscriberWrites: Is there sinister a pattern to protests?

Hundreds of thousands are protesting globally, from New York to London, demanding an end to the Israeli air raids and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.

SubscriberWrites: Let sleeping dogs lie and barking dogs bark

A State needs to have broad shoulders for they are to carry the weight of the people on its shoulders.

SubscriberWrites: The lack of dissenting voices in India

At this juncture what is more important is to identify and support individuals/political parties who will uphold the democratic culture of the country.

Open dissent in Karnataka BJP over Vijayendra’s elevation. ‘Got post because he’s Yeddiyurappa’s son’

Former Union minister & Vijayapura MP Ramesh Jigajinagi says he's not jealous of Vijayendra's appointment and 'Dalit leaders do not grow to the top easily in this party'.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.