Anti-government protesters earlier this year do a three-finger salute in Bangkok, Thailand, as the V-Dem institute reports a decline of democracy. The world used to less democratic in the 1970s and 80s, however, the past decade has seen a relapse.
NEW DELHI: The world used to be a lot less democratic in the 1970s and 1980s, however, the past decade has witnessed a relapse with a decline in the number of democracies across the world.
A major shift reported in 2020 is India depreciating from a liberal democracy to an electoral autocracy, according to a report by Sweden-based Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute.
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The 26 January farmers’ tractor rally turned violent in Delhi, leading to the arrest of over 150 people including some senior citizens. The Quint spoke to two senior citizens who got bail after spending 16 days in jail.
The first thing that comes to mind on meeting 82 year old Subedar Gurmukh Singh and 63 year old Joginder Singh, is whether their age would have permitted them to participate in violence?
Yet, both were arrested by Delhi Police on charges of assault and disobeying public servants in connection with the Republic Day violence.
They claim that they were protesting peacefully at Burari ground in Delhi with other farmers on that day.
Some Indian community members in Houston back the farmer protests: If you ate today, thank a farmer
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Members of the Sikh community in Houston are speaking out as tens of thousands of farmers have been hunkering down in India to protest new agricultural laws they say will leave them poorer and at the mercy of corporations.
The protests have been happening for months and it is being dubbed the world s largest peaceful protest as more than 250 million people in India have rallied in support of farmers.
More than 60% of the country currently depends on agriculture for their livelihood.