Ex-MAGA Activist Reveals the Fear Machine That Radicalized Millions—and How He Escaped
He escaped MAGA after years inside. His apology reveals how fear, conspiracy, and isolation fuel the movement.
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All the PM’s Men: 13 Issues that Tell Us How the PMO Helps Modi Run a Presidential Govt
Those who are appointed to Modi’s office ensure that the spotlight remains only on the PM, in times of crisis – as the rescuer – and when the going is good.
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https://thewire.in/government/prime-ministers-office-ifs-officer-modi
Last 10 Years of BJP Rule Was a Trailer, More (Regression) Is to Come
Modi claims that he is coming back with an increased majority. If that's the case, India will have to face severe regression in the social, economic and political avenues. Ram Puniyani writes.
#BJP #democracy #RuleOfLaw #IndianConstitution #communalism #PressFreedom #governance #healthcare #CovidMismanagement #LokSabhaElection2024 #india
https://thewire.in/politics/last-10-years-of-bjp-rule-was-a-trailer-more-regression-is-to-come
We can’t forget how govt failed to tackle Covid’s 2021 2nd wave
A wave that began at the end of February was not only allowed to gather momentum, it was goaded on. Through four weeks of March, through three weeks of April, India held gigantic gatherings directly organised by the BJP or approved and encouraged by it. The consequences were felt by the country’s healthcare system, which was always fragile and unavailable to the poor at the best of times. Aakar Patel writes.
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India's elections: why data and transparency matter
Health care under Modi has fared poorly.
#elections2024 #healthcare #BJP #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #CovidDeathToll #transparency #india
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00740-2/fulltext
"18 April: 275,306
Indore: As Oxygen shortage builds, BJP politicians keep a truck waiting for two hours so that they can get their photo opp."
M. Rajshekhar's notes on the first two weeks of the deadly second wave of Covid-19.
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“Doing bioethics” in an era of nationalism: The Vaccine War
Indian cinema seems to have moved away from incorrect depictions to blatant falsehoods. The Vaccine War is a shining example. Rohin Bhatt writes.
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https://ijme.in/articles/doing-bioethics-in-an-era-of-nationalism-the-vaccine-war/?galley=html
How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship
In more than 50 interviews, current and former technology executives and Indian officials detailed how the Indian government broke Twitter’s resistance through a raft of new regulations, a streamlined censorship process — and the coercive muscle of law enforcement agencies.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/india-twitter-online-censorship/
Why the INDIA Alliance Is Right in Boycotting Pro-Government Media
In the months of May, June and July, Times Now had 33 prime-time debates which criticised the opposition’s actions. It had none that criticised the Narendra Modi government. Aakar Patel writes.
https://thewire.in/politics/why-the-india-alliance-is-right-in-boycotting-pro-government-media
#INDIAAlliance #ProGovernmentMedia #HateMedia #misinformation #BJP #television #media #ChineseIncursions #galwan #ladakh #covid18 #CovidMismanagement #NDTV #TimesNow #RepublicTV #NarendraModi #BJP #india
Book review: A scathing indictment of what was done by an administration to a people unprepared for a pandemic
A review of Harsh Mander's 'Burning Pyres, Mass Graves and a State That Failed Its People: India’s Covid Tragedy'. As he journals the length and breadth of India, one cannot help but give Mr Mander credit for the number and range of real-life anecdotes he has attempted to document here.
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As he journals the length and breadth of India, one cannot help but give Mr Mander credit for the number and range of real-life anecdotes he has attempted to document here.
Egberto Willies
IndiaNewsWatch
