Page 2 - Dissent

Sedition vs dissent

The law is increasingly being misused against critics

Best of BS Opinion: A different Modi, politics takes economic turn & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The foreign hand, again

Conspiratorial thinking leads to tyranny. It means you imagine connections between disparate groups of dissenters, and thereby elevate in your mind their danger to the state

Confining dissent: Protests won't stop because of court's irritation

The Supreme Court judgment on Shaheen Bagh reflects how rules can be selectively used to make or break a protest

Best of BS Opinion: The buyback rush, places of protest and politics & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Case studies in dissent

Book review of Rebels with a cause: Famous Dissenters and Why They are Not Being Heard

As Amnesty shuts office, anxiety and uncertainty cloud the NGO world

NGOs have expressed concerns over the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2020. These, they say, will further clip the wings of the beleaguered civil society

China passes national security law in turning point for Hong Kong

State media is expected to publish details of the law - which comes in response to last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in the city and aims to tackle subversion, terrorism, separatism

Perils of repressing dissent

Criminalisation of protests is unsustainable for democracies in the long run. The sooner India realises it, the better

Letter to BS: We should follow Gandhi who expressed his dissent peacefully

Justice Chandrachud desires that legislature should pass a law to protect dissidents, activists, and whistleblowers to take a stand and speak up.

Free speech in the crosshairs

The government of Uttar Pradesh has made it a habit of sorts to move against - or better still, lock up - mediapersons who give cause for displeasure

Dissent is important in a democracy and India needs to take it seriously

A country cannot self-correct if it sees dissent as treason

In RBI vs Finance Ministry fight, dissent takes the spotlight

According to reports, Finance Secretary will be putting up a dissent note in Jalan committee report and he is not going to be the first one to put in a dissent note in a financial sector report

Activists under house arrest: Dissent is safety valve of democracy, says SC

Dealing a blow to the Maharashtra police, the apex court questioned it for arresting the activists nine months after the violence in Koregaon-Bhima village

The demon of dissent

Power breeds arrogance, is a universal given, writes Arundhuti Dasgupta