Shruti Kapila

Shruti Kapila is a professor of history and politics at the University of Cambridge and author of Violent Fraternity: Indian Political Thought in the Global Age (Princeton University Press, 2021). She focuses on contemporary India's political landscape, with an emphasis on nationalism, identity politics, and religious tensions. Kapila has published extensively in academic journals and popular outlets such as The New Statesman. Her work often critiques the Indian government's policies under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting issues like communal violence and curtailing of civil liberties.

Biography:  https://www.newstatesman.com/author/shrutikapila

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Bias

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  • ]India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the newly erected temple to Hindu god Ram at Ayodhya on 22 January 2024.[
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered India's general election projecting supreme confidence with a slogan 'Ab ki baar, 400 paar' meaning his side was gunning to surpass 400 seats in the lower house of Parliament.

Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

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Examples:

  • India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the newly erected temple to Hindu god Ram at Ayodhya on 22 January 2024.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered India's general election projecting supreme confidence with a slogan 'Ab ki baar, 400 paar' meaning his side was gunning to surpass 400 seats in the lower house of Parliament.

Deceptions

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