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>Wonder why?

Well, clearly you haven't been paying attention to the absolute assault on free speech happening in India and the sheer number of journalists who have been killed in India, the number of people being illegally detained etc.

India is now listed as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be journalist - along with countries like Afghanistan, Iraq etc! https://indianexpress.com/article/world/2020-dozens-of-journ...

India also leads the world in Internet shutdowns - with more shutdowns than the rest of the world combined! https://www.accessnow.org/keepiton-report-india-shuts-down-i...

What about the number of people being arrested for just criticizing the Modi govt's criminally pathetic handling of the covid crisis which is estimated to have killed at least a million people? https://indianexpress.com/article/india/anti-pm-posters-arre...

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This false fear mongering is something that I really hate. I have been living in India and an ascertain the fact that quality of life has gone up in the past 10 years. People keep talking about Fascist Government and not having freedom to express thrir opinions but whole media is completely filled with nothing but hate for the current Government. People post on Twitter Facebook Instagram left and right against the Government in power and then call them Fascist. What kind of a Fascist Government allows this? How is the freedom of speech violated if you are contact ranting against Government?

Also, do your due diligence and read about other journalists who have lost their lives due to unnatural reasons over the past 20 years. And also pay attention to the fact that why only handful of them make the news while others are given no importance.

Also, just to give you a reality check, at the ground level the Government's approval rating has gone up specially due to their handling of the pandemic.

The "ground level" ratings that you quote - can you please state your sources? I have given my sources clearly.

FYI, over 230 million people have been pushed into abject poverty in India because of Modi's inept handling of the Covid crisis. People around the world have seen the visuals of bodies floating down rivers, people dying on the streets etc.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/230...

About the quality of life, let me give you some more information:

1. India has dropped in the UN Human Development Index.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-slips-a-spot...

2. 50% of the manufacturing jobs have been lost in just 5 years https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/make-in-india-half-...

3. India has slipped 26 spots in Economic Freedom index.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ind...

4. India has slipped to the bottom in Emerging Markets - this is before the second wave hit and the carnage that followed.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-slips-to-bottom-of...

5 India has slipped in the corruption index:

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-slips-in-glo...

6. India has dropped in the democracy index rankings

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-slips-two-po...

7. India has slipped 28 places in the WEF Gender Gap index showing rapid deterioration in the overall environment for women in India

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/india-slips-28-pla...

8. India has slipped in the Sustainable Development Goals

https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-slips-two-spots-...

9. India has the lowest ranking level in the UN religious freedom index https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uscirf-downgrades-ind...

Lots of steps taken in right direction. And lot of major problems ignores too by this government.

But that doesn't change the fact that the approval rating has gone up. So, whatever you have shared doesn't really mean anything in response to the comment I posted.

Also, may I add that over 230 million people have been pushed into abject poverty in India because of Modi's inept handling of the Covid crisis. People around the world have seen the visuals of bodies floating down rivers, people dying on the streets etc.

https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/230...

Oh yes. Dead bodies are floating in rivers everywhere. Yes 230 millilion people gave been pushed to poverty. Economy of every other country in the world is thriving. Nobody lost a job in any other part of the world except India.

Dude, please use your brain along side the news you read. Every major business has taken a hit and labor class is the main class that has taken a hit. Do I need to remind you of much of population of India falls in that category?

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