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False information is not an online-only phenomenon in India and it is not clear if that is the only driver of some behaviour, says scholar Sumitra Badrinathan.
There is room for a lot more discussion of ideology in Indian politics and all voters cannot be mobilised the same way, says scholar Francesca R Jensenius.
Social justice politics and redistribution policies draw strong backlash when they threaten dominant caste identity, says Pavithra Suryanarayan.
Technology gives the illusion of bypassing inefficiency while building up Narendra Modi’s image as a benefactor, creating a politically useful beneficiary class
Many see federalism as the front line of the battle for the heart of India’s democracy, says Louise Tillin, Professor of Politics at King’s College, London.