Jammu, Jan. 21 -- "Will these public protests be enough to save Indian democracy or the Republic? What are the deeper structural and long-term historical issues that are promoting the rise of authoritarianism or fascism in India? And how is all this connected to the spread of similar forces globally or even in the South Asian region?"
On 26 January 2020, as India marks 70 years of becoming a modern Republic, it also faces its biggest crisis as a democratic federation of religious, linguistic, ethnic and regional groups.
Not only is the soul of India - its traditions of secularism, tolerance and respect for diversity - under threat, even the very flesh and bones of the nation are being torn apart today. And, as the people of India openly r...