Modi’s India: The age of intolerance in the world’s biggest democracy

Recent estimates suggest that India has now overtaken China in population size, but where the world’s most populated country should be a beacon of democracy, the opposite may be true.

Under Narendra Modi, the press is being strangled; the judiciary is no longer independent; and protesters are thrown in jail. You can read more about this in our forthcoming Spring 2023 issue, where our Special Report focuses on the state of free expression in Modi’s India.

In the meantime, here is a quiz to get a flavour of what to expect.

Be prepared to have your eyes opened…

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First off, in which year did Narendra Modi take office as Indian Prime Minister?

2011

2014

2017

Which political party is Modi a member of?

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Indian National Congress (INC)

The National People's Party

In a grand show of vanity from the Prime Minister himself, which type of venue was named after Modi in February 2021?

Cricket Stadium

Football stadium

Tennis stadium

Which international broadcaster's Delhi and Mumbai offices were searched as part of tax evasion allegations following a documentary it aired that was critical of Modi?

CNN

ABC

BBC

There were 182 internet shutdowns around the world in 2021. The Indian government was responsible for most of them. How many?

109

139

169

Which Indian city tops the list of the most surveilled cities in the world, with 1,826 cameras per square mile?

Mumbai

Delhi

Chennai

Where was India placed on RSF’s World Press Freedom Index in 2022 (out of 180 countries)?

130

150

170

As of February 2023, how many journalists were imprisoned in India?

3

5

7

Which streaming platform was forced to apologise and cut scenes from a television drama directed by a Muslim after BJP leaders alleged it was “deliberately mocking Hindu gods”?

Amazon Prime Video

Apple TV

Netflix

In July 2021, it was reported that 17-year-old Neha Paswan was beaten to death by her uncles and grandfather in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh for wearing what?

Jeans

Shorts

A t-shirt

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