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'Anonymity' in cyber world important for protecting dissenting voices
Jan 22, 2014

'Anonymity' in cyber world important for protecting dissenting voices

Experts at a conference on "Internet Governance and India: The Way Forward" have unanimously agreed that "anonymity" in cyber world is important for protection of dissenting voices. They also accepted that internet stands on three basic tenets of openness, freedom, universality.

How dissent is prosecuted in Bangladesh
Oct 05, 2019

How dissent is prosecuted in Bangladesh

In the last few years, the administration in Dhaka has brought a number of cases against poets, journalists and activists who have taken to social med

Long COVID: The pandemic's shadow on data and dissent in China
Jul 20, 2022

Long COVID: The pandemic's shadow on data and dissent in China

The Chinese government is misusing the data collected under the pretext of public health interventions to suppress all forms of dissent.

30 years after Tiananmen Square: The lingering ghost of the 1989 uprising
Jun 11, 2019

30 years after Tiananmen Square: The lingering ghost of the 1989 uprising

Even 30 years after Tiananmen, China’s leadership is unable to understand — or is stubbornly unwilling to understand — the contradiction between

COVID का प्रभाव: डेटा पर महामारी का साया और चीन में बढ़ता असंतोष
Jul 28, 2022

COVID का प्रभाव: डेटा पर महामारी का साया और चीन में बढ़ता असंतोष

चीन की सरकार नागरिकों के स्वास्थ्य पर नज़र बनाए रखने के न�

From streets to tweets: Surveying the impact of online activism
Sep 08, 2020

From streets to tweets: Surveying the impact of online activism

Despite being criticised as being ‘convenient’ or ‘lazy’ — online activism makes a significant impact. It has become an integral part of act

Government of India’s narrative trap on Kashmir
Aug 27, 2019

Government of India’s narrative trap on Kashmir

Today, there is barely any Kashmiri voice of dissent on TV screens and in newsprint. Any dissent or outpour of anger is either shut down, belittled or

Hong Kong’s National Security Law: Implications for India
Oct 08, 2020

Hong Kong’s National Security Law: Implications for India

China has enacted a National Security Law for the special administrative region of Hong Kong. The provisions of the law can be used to curb peaceful dissent and enhance Beijing’s control over the region. It has the potential to not only change Hong Kong’s legal and political autonomy, but also alter its status as a global financial centre. This paper offers an overview of the national security law and its implications for the ‘one country,

Is Pakistan operationalising ‘pro-active’ diplomacy of assassinations?
Dec 23, 2020

Is Pakistan operationalising ‘pro-active’ diplomacy of assassinations?

The Pakistani establishment is trying to muzzle dissent within Pakistan — and without.

Macron Brussels and Washington
Sep 16, 2019

Macron Brussels and Washington

Because of geopolitical changes, we are living the end of Western hegemony, and the West needs to cooperate with Russia in order to create a new syst

Macron, Brussels and Washington
Sep 16, 2019

Macron, Brussels and Washington

Because of geopolitical changes, we are living the end of Western hegemony, and the West needs to cooperate with Russia in order to create a new syst

Sedition law: A threat to Indian democracy?
Jul 26, 2021

Sedition law: A threat to Indian democracy?

There are growing instances to show that this law has been weaponised as a handy tool against political rivals, to suppress dissent and free speech.

The Sedition Law: Time to erase the blot on Indian democracy
May 17, 2022

The Sedition Law: Time to erase the blot on Indian democracy

The Indian government should review the provisions of the sedition law, a remnant of the colonial past, as it stifles the expression of dissent.

The South Korean elections: Another round of political logjam?
Apr 18, 2024

The South Korean elections: Another round of political logjam?

The victory of the Opposition party in the recent South Korean elections will force the President to focus more on the domestic agenda than on foreign

Understanding Africa’s policy conundrums in a changing global order
Aug 30, 2018

Understanding Africa’s policy conundrums in a changing global order

Trends in Africa are diverging. While East Africa shows growing signs of authoritarianism and suppression of dissent, in Southern Africa — liberatio

What’s the shelf-life of Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘hybrid pro-max’ regime?
Mar 12, 2024

What’s the shelf-life of Shehbaz Sharif’s ‘hybrid pro-max’ regime?

For all intents and purposes, this government is here to stay so long as it doesn’t fall out with the military

कोविडची महासाथ : चीनमधला डेटाचा गैरवापर
Apr 26, 2023

कोविडची महासाथ : चीनमधला डेटाचा गैरवापर

कोविडच्या काळात सार्वजनिक आरोग्याच्या क्षेत्रात गोळा केलेल्या माहितीचा चीनचं सरकार संघर्ष टाळण्यासाठी गैरवापर करत असल्याचा आरोप होतो आहे.

दक्षिण कोरियाच्या निवडणुका: राजकीय गोंधळाची आणखी एक फेरी?
Apr 25, 2024

दक्षिण कोरियाच्या निवडणुका: राजकीय गोंधळाची आणखी एक फेरी?

अलीकडेच पार पडलेल्या दक्षिण कोरियाच्या निवडणुकीत विरोध