Will ‘apologists’ take a bullet for the nation?

Indian citizens and media have been terrorised enough with sedition. SC must end it now, The Print

The Print 17 June 2020 Journalist Vinod Dua’s petition is an opportunity for the Supreme Court clearly tell police and lower courts what constitutes sedition and how to deal with defamation cases. The Indian media is under severe stress and not just from the side-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Between 25 March and 31 May, […]

CAB Won’t Help Those Left out of NRC: Rights and Risks Analysis Group, InsideNE

InsideNE Published on 02 November 2019 Rights and Risks Analysis Group, an NGO, has claimed that the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) will not assist those left out of the final National Register of Citizens, published on August 31. Countering the ruling BJP’s claims that the CAB will help those deprived under the CAB to […]

For a leader, there’s value in knowing the bad news, writes Mark Tully, The Hindustan Times

The Hindustan Times 04 July 2020 By Mark Tully There is still critical coverage of the government in the media. But it is instructive to see the ways in which the government exerts pressures on the media in an effort to keep organisations and their journalists in line. Taking part in a Zoom discussion on […]