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As pressure builds on India's Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?

  • Written by Usha M. Rodrigues, Visiting Scholar, Deakin University
As pressure builds on India's Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?Ajit Solanki/AP

As COVID-19 ravages India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is becoming increasingly draconian in its crackdown on social media, particularly when it comes to any criticism of its response.

Cries of help and outbursts of anger have been spilling out on Facebook, Twitter and other platforms since the second wave began...

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