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No-AI-Comment Apr 1, 2026 +34

In the article :- India saw 30 shutdowns in 2016, which more than doubled to 69 in 2017. The numbers peaked at 134 in 2018, followed by 121 in 2019, 108 each in 2020 and 2021, 85 in 2022, 116 in 2023 and 84 in 2024, before dropping to 65 in 2025. So meaning this is lowest since 2017 ???

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kibordWarrior_sixty9 Apr 1, 2026 +3

Wow, I don't remember anything big happening in any region in 2018! Oh wait.. now I know why I don't know.

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calstanfordboye Apr 1, 2026 +9

"Democracies"

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False-Razzmatazz-839 Apr 1, 2026 -9

As a civilian here , never happened to me on personal level once.

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kibordWarrior_sixty9 Apr 1, 2026 +21

They are limited to the areas with unrest going on, not nationwide.

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girlnamedJane Apr 1, 2026 -8

Indians will get butterhurt and downvote me for saying this : India is not a democracy but a religio fascist populist majoritocracy that was accidentally made a democracy thanks to vision of some of its founding fathers who failed to recognize the dimwitted nature of its citizens who were never capable of 'keeping it'

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Uchiha_Madara_Nipple Apr 1, 2026 -7

Universal Franchise when they weren't ready for it.

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Evol_Etah Apr 1, 2026 -14

Indian developer here. What's going on? I understood nothing from the article. Can someone eli5?

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FewTitle8726 Apr 1, 2026

You need to get yourself checked.

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Evol_Etah Apr 1, 2026 -1

I've still got no answer. I'm tired of working everyday, and at night I get some time to finally browser listnook. Sorry I ain't rich enough to have the time to be upto date about the news.

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Intelligent_Ad2515 Apr 1, 2026 -58

India is a democracy now. Since when!?

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ReflectionUnlucky172 Apr 1, 2026 +28

India has been a democracy since independence wtf are u on about

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JohnHwagi Apr 1, 2026 -23

India is rated in the bottom 40% for Free and Fair elections around the world, including countries that literally have no elections at all. Having elections does not mean you automatically meet the criteria for a democratic society. When people do not have the ability to speak freely or communicate for large periods in part of the country as this article calls out, it calls election legitimacy info question. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/free-and-fair-elections-index?globe=1&globeRotation=22.69%2C80.72&globeZoom=2.37

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Uchiha_Madara_Nipple Apr 1, 2026 +17

1947

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Intelligent_Ad2515 Apr 1, 2026 -37

I educated myself a bit more. I never knew that was the case. Sad too see those democratic institutions failing

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BodybuilderUpbeat786 Apr 1, 2026 +20

India doesn't have absolute rights to free speech, neither do most so called democracies. There's like 10 non flawed democracies in the world lol.

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Suspicious-Ground522 Apr 1, 2026 -2

There’s also few laws which are guilty until proven innocent like sc/st act

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BodybuilderUpbeat786 Apr 1, 2026 +11

Once again, many countries have examples of similar laws, its certainly not unique to India.

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Loose_Skill6641 Apr 1, 2026 +11

India is a democracy in the same way China is communist

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doupydoupy Apr 1, 2026 +4

So only in name?

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Intelligent_Ad2515 Apr 1, 2026 -21

Yeah, that seems a bit more believable tbh

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D3coy_ Apr 1, 2026 -54

Democracy? Lol. Talk about current govt, you'll either be killed or jailed. In 2019 india cut all communication in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, no phone, internet or even landline. Complete blackout for about 70 something days and partial restriction lasted about 550 something days. This the considered one of the largest in the world.

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Guilty_Pension_8367 Apr 1, 2026 +24

Cut all communication in 2019? Buddy say what you’ve to say about internet but everything else was working. Get a grip on your ‘facts.’

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D3coy_ Apr 1, 2026 -30

Oh was it now? You're telling someone who lives there to fact check themselves. I've spent months without any communication to even my own family. I mean I'm not even surprised by you people anymore. Y'all support genocide and occupation by israel, you support occupation of Kashmir and persecution on our people. Jk is the worlds most militarized zone in the Whole World. When called out, you defend and deny.

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Guilty_Pension_8367 Apr 1, 2026 +13

As someone who also lives there, yes, your facts are incorrect. Your personal views do not represent the views of JK. Don’t forget that. You do not represent us.

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Dedicated_idiot Apr 1, 2026 +25

Huh? Stalin is around, as is didi. I didn’t know “India” was only in the Jammu and Kashmir region, which is a military special zone that has been hot spot since past govts, present govt and for the foreseeable time for any govt. I hate BJP but do y’all just say shit just to say stuff?

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D3coy_ Apr 1, 2026 -23

Talk was about internet shutdown. JK happens to be one of longest on the list. Didn't say internet was shutdown only in JK, but it is one of the largest contributors.

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Alz_Own Apr 1, 2026 +13

Bro thinking this is his echo chamber sub

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India recorded 65 internet shutdowns in 2025, highest among democracies: Access Now report

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