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Wednesday, February 10 2021


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The President underscored his desire to defend democratic institutions and norms around the world and noted that a shared commitment to democratic values is the bedrock for the US-India relationship.

That’s from a White House read-out of the conversation between President Biden and PM Modi. Much is being made of this one line—especially since it was apparently missing from the Indian version.
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The big squeeze on free speech

The TLDR: A flurry of news stories—when taken together—reveal the shrinking space for free speech in the country. Be it the tax raids on NewsClick, pressuring Twitter into submission or a new program for volunteer spies, the government is making it crystal clear that it will not tolerate anyone who crosses the official line—especially on the internet.

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  • A big and unexpected loss in Chennai
  • The WHO finds nada in China
  • A shocking report on the Nirbhaya fund
  • Reddit cashes in on Gamestop

 

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