Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Amazing photo in New York Times of Gen Z protests in India. 725195
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026@rkadelhi.bsky.social:"India’s efforts to brand itself as the “world’s largest democracy” helped project it as an alternative to an authoritarian China—whence the paradox:under Modi, the very democratic advantage that shaped Brand India’s image on the world stage entailed its steady erosion at home" 1243
Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"What characterizes this moment of majoritarian muscle flexing is the heavy-handed suppression of dissent (the crux of democracy), especially in university spaces, and how the act of protest itself has been criminalized by the State." -- @rkadelhi.bsky.social phenomenalworld.org/interviews/b...phenomenalworld.orgBrand New India | The PolycrisisTim Sahay interviews Ravinder Kaur on BJP’s “India Shining” campaign, Hindu nationalist designs, and globalist visions 0233