There is by now little doubt that India is currently being governed by those that seem to have an anti-intellectual mind-set. An ambience of terror and intimidation is being generated
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Be Warned, the Assault on JNU is Part of a Pattern / India’s angst / India’s descent into muscle power / What Passes for Sedition in India /
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Bangladesh: Stop hounding Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam
28 February 2016Reporters Without Borders - 26 February 2016
Prime Minister wages personal war against outspoken newspaper
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stop hounding Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam over his admission on 4 February that, like many of the country’s newspapers and TV stations, he published information in 2007 that seemed to implicate Hasina in corruption although it could not be verified independently.
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India’s Crackdown on Dissent - selected editorials and commentary Feb 2016
28 February 2016India is in the throes of a violent clash between advocates of freedom of speech and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its political allies on the Hindu right determined to silence dissent. This confrontation raises serious concerns about Mr. Modi’s governance and may further stall any progress in Parliament on economic reforms.
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CHRI’s fact finding mission’s report on Maldives (February 2016)
28 February 2016Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) undertook a fact-finding mission to the Maldives on November 22–26, 2015
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The bullet train syndrome perpetuates an elitist approach to the Indian Railways | Jean Dreze
by , 28 February 2016If the focus were on the convenience of ordinary passengers rather than national prestige, big improvements would be possible within a few weeks.
