In a comprehensive interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Arundhati Roy says the present situation in the country is “extremely depressing” but she believes there are signs that the Indian people are climbing out of the hole they’ve fallen into. She said she has faith in the Indian people and believes the country will emerge out of the dark tunnel its presently within.

00:15 01:11 Introduction
01:12 07:02 Arundhati Roy on what has become of Indian democracy under Modi; the corporatepolitical nexus.
07:03 10:49 Hindu majoritarianism in India and the role of the state machinery.
10:50 13:48 The idea of a ‘Hindu nation’ threatens to break India apart.
13:49 17:22 India’s (and the BJP’s) brutal treatment of minorities.
17:23 22:25 Roy’s checklist on signs of fascism.
22:26 25:56 ‘The people of the country are stopping India from becoming a fascist state.’
25:57 28:47 Roy claims that the BJP losing the 2022 Uttar Pradesh election could be a dangerous prospect.
28:48 30:47 The role of ‘liberals’ in facilitating fascism in India; how that has changed.
30:48 37:06 Resonances of Nazi Germany can be seen in India today, but fascism will be failed experiment
37:07 41:46 Fascism, fake news and falsified history
41:47 50:47 The ongoing suppression of the narrative of Kashmir
50:48 52:42 Is the picture of India improving?

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