I spoke recently with Ashika Thomas from The Centre for New Economics Studies at O P Jindal University on (surprise!) philanthropy and civil society in India — how they’ve evolved, what’s changed and what needs to change. It’s Episode 42 here: https://nickledanddimed.com/inter-linked-a-global-affairs-podcast/
Embracing tomorrow’s gift.
As we count down the final few hours to knowing the contours of India’s next Parliament, it’s hard not to feel anxiety, even trepidation, at the likely outcome. What will the next five years hold for freedom, democracy, social harmony and the rule of law in India? Do the trajectories of the past decade foretell ever worsening conditions for minorities and other marginalised groups? And ever narrower space for civil society? What of independent media, online freedoms, and privacy? Will we see an acceleration in the erosion of the institutions that protect us from untrammelled executive authority? Can we hope that the individuals and institutions who have courageously resisted these trends will survive and live to fight another day?
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