by Senthil Meyyappan | Oct 23, 2023 | Boston University
India is the world’s largest democracy; in fact, it recently gained the title of being the world’s largest country by population, and fortunately such a nation happens to host a democratic system of government. However, like many democratic states, India...
by Arpan Anand | Apr 22, 2022 | Boston University
Many would characterize India as the world’s largest democracy. Even the current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has called India “The mother of all democracies.” However, it seems as though that the world’s largest democracy has become one of the largest examples of...
by Rishika Singh | Oct 15, 2020 | University of Georgia
On the night of September 24th, Kashmiri lawyer and activist, Babar Qadri, was shot dead in his home by two gunmen posing as potential clients. Qadri had been a controversial figure in India and Pakistan for several years as his outspoken views on human rights...
by Ruchi Kirtikar | Feb 14, 2018 | Columbia University
“Friends… countrymen, lend me your ears.” William Shakespeare’s famous line from his play Julius Caesar is one of the oldest mimicking the rhetoric of the “relatable” politician. Nowadays, words like these reach people a lot more quickly and in their own homes....
