Debasish Roy Chowdhury & John Keane: To Kill a Democracy – India’s Passage to Despotism
Episode Description
A conversation with Debasish Roy Chowdhury and John Keane, hosted by Toda Peace Institute’s Kevin Clements and Olivia Stokes Dreier. They discuss their book “To Kill A Democracy: India's Passage to Despotism”, their views of India under Prime Minister Modi, and the prospects for Indian democracy.
The Author
Debasish Roy Chowdhury
Debasish Roy Chowdhury is a journalist, researcher and author based in Hong Kong, having recently co-authored ‘To Kill A Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism’ (OUP/Pan Macmillan). Apart from Hong Kong, he has lived and worked in Calcutta, Sao Paulo, Hua Hin, Bangkok and Beijing, and reported from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Nepal and Qatar. He is a Jefferson Fellow and a recipient of multiple media prizes, including the Human Rights Press Award, the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) award and the Hong Kong News Award. His recent writings are available at Muck Rack
John Keane
John Keane is Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney and a member of the Global Challenges to Democracy group at the Toda Peace Institute. His latest book is China’s Galaxy Empire: Wealth, Power, War, and Peace in the New Chinese Century (2024).
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