Publications
-
After the Election: What Next in India?
India has voted in a new parliament. The strongman, Prime Minister Modi, suffered a setback, as the opposition did very well, beyond all expectations. With the support of smaller parties, Modi has received a third term in office. Will these results change India’s foreign, economic and socio-political policies? The ruling BJP not only missed its…
·
-
Narendra Modi’s War on Civil Society on the Cusp
As India undergoes an existential election for its democracy and future, the fate of its civil society hangs in balance. Thousands of NGOs have already wilted in the populist heat on the sector and the rest are bracing for Narendra Modi to turn it up if he wins another term…
·
-
Capturing and Decapturing Democracies: Notes from India
This Policy Brief addresses the question: How can right-wing populism be electorally reversed, and is democracy automatically restored when it is? A southern state in Modi’s India has important lessons as the world’s biggest election plays out…
·
-
The Many Wars of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim
This Policy Brief examines the rise to power of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim – a story of political perseverance and hope with few parallels – and how he has fared in handling the Southeast Asian country’s many challenges in his first year in office. A rare intellectual-politician, his career has careened from street protests to the…
·
-
Follow the Money: The Economics of Media Capture in Backsliding Democracies
This Policy Brief examines the relationship between the Indian government and India’s mainstream national-level media. When we think of the global epidemic of media capture, we usually think of intimidation and coercion by neo-authoritarians to gain control over the narrative. India shows how media can also be co-opted through financial inducements, and…
·
