2024: India in Free Fall

by Sanjay Jha

Under Narendra Modi's decade-long tenure as Prime Minister of India, the country has made worldwide headlines for putting in place a majoritarian infrastructure that has seen a crackdown on press freedom, a ruthless evisceration of civil liberties, religious polarization, caste bigotry, institutional debilitation and demagoguery-and an overall democratic downslide. The world's largest democracy, it would seem, is hurtling towards disarray and chaos. Is the political legitimacy accorded to authoritarian populists because of, ironically enough, their popular mandates, the biggest threat to democracy itself?

In 2024, former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha argues that India is in a state of free fall. With the country set to go to the polls once again, he raises urgent issues-from the othering of Muslim minorities and the bulldozing of citizens' rights and even homes, to the surreptitious dismantling of the judiciary and the unfettered growth of crony capitalism and plutocracy that has aggravated income inequality. Compelling and important, this is a must-read for anyone concerned about the nation's future and their own.

419 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 20, 2024

Reviews

[Abhishek Mishra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book. Another perspective on the Indian Polity & Policy since 2014, visa vice what is being projected. A bold attempt in times when such brazenness in expression can be perilous. A big thumps up to my country cousin Mr. Sanjay Jha!!

[Natasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

In ‘2024: India in Free Fall’ former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha talks about some of the urgent issues that the nation should be concerned about – ‘from the othering of Muslims minorities and the bulldozing of citizen’ rights and even homes, to the surreptitious dismantling of the judiciary and the unfettered growth of crony capitalism and plutocracy that has aggravated income inequality.’ In an ideal democracy, with General Elections just a few months away, these issues should be discussed on prime time debated every night. Since mainstream media seems to have abdicated it’s role of a watchdog, it is left for books like this to ensure that these issues do not fade from public memory.
This book is a must read for everybody who is concerned about where the nation is heading.Detailed review on YKA
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