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Giant India is an electoral democracy, the world's biggest democracy by far.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​According to Freedom House, "elections have generally been free and fair and the 2009 national polls were mostly peaceful, though some violence occurred". Also check out our section on World Democracy.

Is India’s Opposition Party Prioritizing Dynasty Over Democracy?

by DC Editors - May 7, 2021

Is India’s Opposition Party Prioritizing Dynasty Over Democracy?

India has been reduced to begging for emergency aid during the pandemic after being declared world’s future economic power.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India

How Media Rules Empower India To Censor Online News

by DC Editors - April 21, 2021

How Media Rules Empower India To Censor Online News

Indian online news sites are on edge after the state issued news rules in February that put them under oversight and censorship.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India, Journalism and Free Speech

Why Has Indian Democracy Been Downgraded?

by DC Editors - April 7, 2021

Why Has Indian Democracy Been Downgraded?

India’s democracy has been downgraded from “free” to “partly free” but India is more concerned with labelling the new ranking as misleading.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India

Is Modi Working to Undermine India’s Online News Outlets?

by DC Editors - March 29, 2021

Is Modi Working to Undermine India’s Online News Outlets?

In recent years, India’s PM, Narendra Modi, has cowed wide segments of India’s news media as part of a campaign against dissent.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech

How India’s Internet Shutdowns Damage Democracy

by DC Editors - March 25, 2021

How India’s Internet Shutdowns Damage Democracy

India prides itself with being the biggest democracy but also shuts down the internet. However, its internet shutdowns damage democracy.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech

Electoral Autocracy: The Downgrading Of India’s Democracy

by DC Editors - March 17, 2021

Electoral Autocracy: The Downgrading Of India's Democracy

Freedom House downgraded India from a free democracy to a “partially free democracy” earlier this month in its annual report.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India

Report: India Now As Autocratic As Pakistan, Worse Than Bangladesh

by DC Editors - March 12, 2021

Report: India Now As Autocratic As Pakistan, Worse Than Bangladesh

New report shows India is now as autocratic as Pakistan in terms of censorship, and worse than both Bangladesh and Nepal.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Bangladesh, Dictatorships, India, Journalism and Free Speech, Pakistan

India Fake News Problem Fueled By Digital Illiteracy

by DC Editors - March 3, 2021

India Fake News Problem Fueled By Digital Illiteracy

For more than 90% of India’s population, digital literacy is almost non-existent. This situation is fuelling the fake news problem in India.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Education, India, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy, Voting Technology

Twitter Promises It Won’t Block India Journalists and Activists

by DC Editors - February 11, 2021

Block India Journalists

The latest news on this front comes from a really interesting article by BuzzFeed News Reporter Pranav

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, India, Internet and Democracy, Journalism and Free Speech, Social Media and Democracy

Rihanna Creates Flutter With Tweet on India Farmer Protests

by DC Editors - February 3, 2021

India Farmer Protests

Pop superstar Rihanna has created a flutter in India by wading into the months-long protests by Indian farmers.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Asia, Celebrity Politics, Democracy Protests, India

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