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How incendiary Punjabi songs are fueling dangerous narratives surrounding the ‘farmers protests’, fuel division between Punjab and rest of India

Guest Author - 31 January, 2021

The Khalistani face of the 'farmer protests' was out in the open on Republic Day when a Khalistani mob hoisted the Sikh flag at...

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R-Day riot and aftermath: How “fact checking” became the biggest form of fake news

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 January, 2021

The Republic Day riot was a watershed moment for media in India. Never before have “fact checkers” been used in such frontline roles and on such a scale in propaganda warfare.

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Three ways in which so called farmer protest is taking us back to the dark ages of the 1980s

Abhishek Banerjee - 30 January, 2021

A group of so called farmer leaders have brought in people to block the national highways around Delhi.

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‘Farmer’ protests are completely organic not politically motivated. Here is how

Nirwa Mehta - 30 January, 2021

While many from 'Godi media' have been trying to caste aspersions that these protests are politically motivated by opposition and these are actual farmers, here is a lowdown of how it is not so.

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Reflections on Republic Day insurrection: The government’s dilemma, a blast from the past and ghost of Operation Blue Star

K Bhattacharjee - 27 January, 2021

Tractor Rally Protesters stormed the national capital and eventually managed to breach the premises of the Red Fort on Republic Day.

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Red Fort attack: Dear ‘liberals’, here is how a little understanding of physics can help you

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 January, 2021

The underlying message of holding a parallel parade on Republic Day was always clear. They wanted to showcase a parallel power center on the streets, a republic of mob rule.

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The deafening silence of the ‘lambs’ who egged the ‘protestors’ who turned into an unruly mob on Republic Day

Nirwa Mehta - 27 January, 2021

When the protesting mob charged towards the Red Fort and put it under siege, just few kms away from the official celebration of Republic Day, these celebrities, who egged the 'farmers' to 'fight for rights' went deafeningly quiet.

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