Covid vs. democracy: India’s illiberal remedy
The world’s largest democracy is sliding toward competitive authoritarianism, and the covid-19 pandemic has sped it along the way. In responding to the virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government not only imposed a strict nationwide lockdown - with devastating colla...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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October 2020
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Journal of democracy
Year: 2020, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 91-105 |
| ISSN: | 1086-3214 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/jod.2020.0058 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.2020.0058 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/766187#info_wrap 
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| Author Notes: | Rahul Mukherji |
| Summary: | The world’s largest democracy is sliding toward competitive authoritarianism, and the covid-19 pandemic has sped it along the way. In responding to the virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government not only imposed a strict nationwide lockdown - with devastating collateral damage - but also adopted a governing style that weakened the position of India’s states and cut the parliamentary opposition out of decision making. The hollowing-out of judicial review and the government’s attacks on the media have intensified the threat to democratic governance. It will take a herculean effort for a weak opposition, acting in an adverse institutional environment, to confront the BJP’s authoritarian politics head on and halt India’s backsliding before the country has passed the point of no return. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 12.11.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1086-3214 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/jod.2020.0058 |