Man from the state of Goa posted in a popular Facebook group that if Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister, a holocaust “as it happened in Gujarat”, would follow, writes Shuriah Niazi
In India, folks with brittle egos and skeletons stacked up in their closets, can and will wield the law to clam your mouth shut, and even have you put in jail, writes Saurav Datta.
Dramatic performances cannot be policed and subjected to pre-censorship, writes Saurav Datta
Indians, ever a chatty lot, are obsessed with the idea of being obsessed with social media. Mahima Kaul reports
India’s elections have been awash in campaigning that appeal to voters in religion or by instigating polarisation among different religious and ethnic communities. Saurav Datta reports
The India media is the subject of the news yet again. This time though, the private news channels — the usual suspects – are only reporting the news. Instead, the latest war of words among politicians has thrown the public service broadcaster, Doordarshan, into the limelight. Mahima Kaul reports
India was among the few governments that did not sign the NETmundial outcome statement. But why does it seem that the world’s largest democracy is not putting its weight behind a “bottom-up, open, and participatory” multistakeholder process? Mahima Kaul reports
Cynical politicians make the most of ineffective laws and a weak regulator, Saurav Data reports
A book detailing the allegedly shady dealing behind a gas contract has been targeted by the companies involved in the latest example of censorship in India, writes Saurav Datta.
Electioneering for the Indian elections of 2014 has reached a fever pitch. Political parties seem to be indulging in the same hate speech, communal politicking and calculations that work to polarise the electorate and garner votes. Mahima Kaul reports
India’s Supreme Court’s reliance on “redeeming social value” and “community standards” provides cause for consternation, writes Saurav Datta
Religious bigotry and the government’s abdication of responsibility jointly endanger free speech, writes Saurav Datta
