Western Think Tanks are Wrong About Indian Democracy Declining
Salvatore Babones argues that Western think tanks rank Indian democracy poorly because of cultural bias and subjective opinion, not objective truth. Continue Reading
Salvatore Babones
Salvatore Babones is an associate professor at the University of Sydney and the author of the recent study of India's democracy rankings "Indian Democracy at 75: Who Are the Barbarians at the Gate?" He earned an MS in mathematical sciences and a PhD in sociology from Johns Hopkins University. His 2018 book The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts was named among the “Best on Politics” by The Wall Street Journal.
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