How to Subvert a Democracy av Josy Joseph

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India is a democracy at bay. This compelling book puts the spotlight not on political leaders but on the murky workings of India¿s deep state¿from the police to the federal investigative and intelligence agencies. Traversing the Mumbai train blasts, the Kashmir insurgency, the Gujarat ¿war on terror¿ and the Delhi riots, Josy Joseph reveals corruption and political agendas running through the core of agencies that should ensure justice and accountability, and shows how this has undermined democracy. In 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India¿s democratic pillars suffered another blow: the arrest of activists, dissidents and journalists opposed to Narendra Modi¿s government, some on dubious charges, others under stringent anti-terror laws. Some contend that Modi has simply perfected the art of subverting a democratic state¿s security establishment, bending it to his will. With false arrests, the overlooking of right-wing Hindu terror, an establishment bias against Muslims and an unenvia