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Geopolitics

The Voter List Revision: Administrative Process or Communal Weapon?

A Special Intensive Revision of the voters list across 12 Indian states is underway, with concerns that this process may exacerbate communal divides and undermine democratic integrity. This move risks deepening social fractures in a nation that should be celebrating its diversity rather than weaponizing administrative processes against its own people.

Geopolitics

The Modi Referendum: How Personality Politics is Reshaping, and Risking, Indian Democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has fundamentally reshaped Indian politics, turning elections into referendums on his personal leadership and credibility rather than contests between party ideologies or local candidates. This alarming trend towards a cult of personality undermines the very essence of a diverse, federal democracy, signaling a dangerous erosion of institutional power and pluralistic debate.