A cautionary tale for anyone trying to actually report on what India is becoming
theage.com.au/world/asia/her…

Introduction to Crony Capitalism...prime example

𝐈𝐧𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

Another foreign journalist forced to leave India.

And everyone wonders why India's ranking in the World Press Freedom Index is 161 out of 180 countries.

The guy who designs the EVMs is also the guy who certifies them as unbreakable. This is a story of how Election Commission's Technical Expert Committee is broken by design. This is why I say, when it comes to tech in India, it is all claims with no proofs.
thenewsminute.com/long-form/ques…

Stop using Hon’ble for Modi. He has no honour. And it’s anyway annoying and anachronistic even when the incumbent does.

Last week, I had to leave India abruptly. The Modi Government told me my visa extension would be denied, saying my reporting 'crossed a line'. After Australian Government intervention, I got a mere two-month extension ...less than 24 hours before my flight. 1/2

2 nominations rejected
8 nominations withdrawn
BJP's Surat candidate wins unopposed.

Visual representation:

Which world leader is Modi most similar to?

I used to think Modi was most similar to Mobutu Sese Seko.

I don’t think Mobutu Sese Seko was ever as vile in his outlook to an entire people as Modi is.

The Election Commission is a constitutional body, with a constitutional mandate to conduct democratic elections. It can’t “decline to comment” as if it is the PR arm of some private corporate firm.