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Debasish Roy Chowdhury

Debasish Roy Chowdhury is co-author of the forthcoming To Kill A Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism. He tweets at Planet_Deb

People place pro-democracy signs at a fence near the US Capitol building three days after it was stormed, invaded and vandalized by Trump rioters in Washington, Jan. 9, 2021.

Save the Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine

Resilient democratic institutions and conventions prevented Trump from beco...

Resilient democratic institutions and conventions prevented Trump from becoming a Modi or an Erdogan

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave party flags as they arrive a day before the groundbreaking ceremony of the proposed Ram Temple, in Ayodhya on August 4, 2020.

Laws Against 'Love Jihad' Are Yet Another Serious Attack on India's Once Secular Democracy

In the new India, Hindus are more equal than others

In the new India, Hindus are more equal than others

Migrant workers climb on the kasara ghat of the Mumbai-Nashik highway with their families as they return to their villages, during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on March 30, 2020 in Mumbai, India.

A Major Outbreak of Coronavirus Will Test India's Healthcare, Governance and Social Cohesion to the Limit

Seven decades of poor policy choices have weakened India's ability to deal ...

Seven decades of poor policy choices have weakened India's ability to deal with a major health crisis