The National Citizens Party that came out of the students’ movement, finds itself thoroughly discredited. It has now joined hands with the largest Islamist party in Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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