Recent developments in India — a short thread.
Mobile internet shutdowns affecting reporting.
Partial shutdown of the Delhi metro to inhibit civil protest.
Broad daylight arrest of well-known historical and liberal intellectual, @Ram_Guha, for ... evidently speaking his mind?
@Ram_Guha Section 144 of the Indian Criminal Procedure Code implemented in urban areas where protests may be likely. Background on Section 144: business-standard.com/about/what-is-…
@Ram_Guha The World’s Biggest Democracy™ has seen better days.
@Ram_Guha Anyway, also not an ideal day for State Department officials to chastise reporters for being “myopic” in asking about these issues in India. state.gov/senior-state-d… 
@Ram_Guha More — suggestion here of a quasi-lockdown on road traffic inbound for Delhi.
