India 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.
South Asia Citizens Web
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India’s Crackdown on Dissent - selected editorials and commentary Feb 2016
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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.
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Pakistan: Social, not class, consciousness
by , 27 February 2016A two part article that critiques a postmodern, post-Soviet, post-real or virtual reality era. Fanning the flames of this ideological cremation is the complete surrender of class analysis by our New Intelligentsia.
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Bangladesh: Don’t let religious extremists divide society
27 February 2016Editorials from Dhaka tribune and The Daily Star regarding the attack on a Hindu temple and the murder of a priest on a day which, for Bangladeshis, symbolises plurality, tolerance and secularism
