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The Massacre of Peterloo!, an 1819 print showing mounted yeomanry riding down a crowd of unarmed demonstrators
Political ScienceAugust 1, 202614 min read

The "Foreign Hand" Playbook

Explore India's "foreign hand" playbook, a three-step government response to mass protests: delegitimization, financial chokeholds, and leadership arrests. This pattern has been applied across various movements, from anti-CAA protests to farmers' agitations.

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The Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi
Political ScienceMarch 5, 202611 min readEvergreen

A 0.1% Conviction Rate Is Not a Broken Law

Comparing free-speech regimes by reading their constitutions gets you the wrong answer. India's enumerated restrictions are not far from Germany's, and further from America's. The difference that matters is that a struck-down provision produced twice as many cases after it was struck down as before.

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The Bara Imambara in Lucknow seen across its forecourt
Political ScienceDecember 26, 202520 min read

Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath

Explore Yogi Adityanath's transformative 8-year tenure in Uttar Pradesh, examining advancements in crime reduction, infrastructure, and economic growth alongside significant concerns regarding civil liberties and minority rights.

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An empty hospital corridor lined with benches and closed doors
Political ScienceNovember 26, 20258 min readEvergreen

The Practice Didn't Stop. It Moved Into Clinics.

The oldest argument in human rights is whether universal standards can be applied to particular cultures. Egypt is the case where we can check. Prohibition plus medical authority did not end the practice — it relocated it, and gave it a safety justification it did not have before.

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