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Controversial Questions Day 70: Is the IT cell model — armies of online partisans — a threat to democracy?
The Great Indian Debate — 100 Questions That Divide the Nation Day 70: Is the IT cell model — armies of online partisans — a threat to democracy? THE STAKES Last month, the Suprem…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 69
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 69 Should Doordarshan be made genuinely independent? THE STAKES In June 2024, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a directive to Door…
Controversial Questions Day 68: Is satirizing the PM a free speech right or a legal risk?
Day 68: Is satirizing the PM a free speech right or a legal risk? THE STAKES In April 2024, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was denied bail by the Supreme Court after spending ov…
Controversial Questions Day 67: Did the repeal of Section 66A go far enough?
Day 67: Did the repeal of Section 66A go far enough? THE STAKES In May 2024, the Supreme Court reprimanded the Centre for failing to curb the misuse of defamation laws and colonial…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 66
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 66 Is paid news India’s most underreported scandal? THE STAKES In April 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued notices to two regional n…
Controversial Questions Day 65: Should social media platforms be more or less regulated in India?
Day 65: Should social media platforms be more or less regulated in India? THE STAKES Last month, the Delhi High Court summoned X (formerly Twitter) over its refusal to remove posts…
Controversial Questions Day 64: Are fact-checkers politically neutral or ideologically captured?
Day 64: Are fact-checkers politically neutral or ideologically captured? THE STAKES Last month, the Supreme Court stayed the government’s IT Rules amendment that empowered a centra…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 63
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 63 Is WhatsApp the most dangerous political tool in India? THE STAKES In June 2024, a viral WhatsApp forward falsely claimed that a Muslim man had po…
Controversial Questions Day 62: Should NDTV’s acquisition by Adani concern citizens?
Day 62: Should NDTV’s acquisition by Adani concern citizens? THE STAKES In February 2023, the Adani Group completed its acquisition of a 64.7% stake in NDTV, one of India’s last ma…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 61
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 61 Is Indian mainstream media functionally state media? THE STAKES Last month, the Editors Guild of India released a report on the 2024 general elect…
Controversial Questions Day 60: Are smart cities serving citizens or real estate interests?
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — 100 QUESTIONS THAT DIVIDE THE NATION Day 60: Are smart cities serving citizens or real estate interests? THE STAKES In June 2024, the Comptroller and Aud…
Controversial Questions Day 59: Is the informal economy India’s strength or its wound?
Day 59: Is the informal economy India’s strength or its wound? THE STAKES Last month, the Supreme Court heard a petition challenging the legality of street vendors in Delhi, arguin…
Controversial Questions Day 58: Should India prioritize manufacturing or services?
Day 58: Should India prioritize manufacturing or services? THE STAKES Last month, Foxconn announced it was scaling back its iPhone production in Tamil Nadu, citing labour disputes …
Controversial Questions Day 57: Is Make in India working or just a slogan?
Day 57: Is Make in India working or just a slogan? THE STAKES Last month, Apple announced it would shift 25% of its iPhone production to India by 2025, up from 7% today. The news w…
Controversial Questions Day 56: Did farm law repeal show democracy working or populism winning?
Day 56: Did farm law repeal show democracy working or populism winning? THE STAKES In November 2021, after a year of protests that paralysed Delhi’s borders and claimed over 700 li…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 55
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 55 Is labour law reform pro-growth or anti-worker? THE STAKES In July 2024, thousands of workers in Gurugram’s industrial belt went on strike, protes…
Controversial Questions The Great Indian Debate — Day 54
The Great Indian Debate — Day 54 Should India tax the ultra-wealthy more aggressively? THE STAKES In July 2024, the Indian government released its annual Economic Survey, which no…
Controversial Questions Day 53: Is crony capitalism India’s biggest growth barrier?
The Great Indian Debate — 100 Questions That Divide the Nation Day 53: Is crony capitalism India’s biggest growth barrier? THE STAKES Last month, the Supreme Court heard a petitio…
Controversial Questions The Great Indian Debate — Day 52
The Great Indian Debate — Day 52 Are Adani and Ambani too close to state power? THE STAKES In January 2023, the Hindenburg Research report accused the Adani Group of stock manipul…
Controversial Questions THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 51
THE GREAT INDIAN DEBATE — DAY 51 Is India’s growth story real for the bottom half? THE STAKES Last month, the National Sample Survey Office released its latest consumption expendi…