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On the morning of Tuesday 28 August 2018, India’s democracy took one of its worst hits since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the divisive, authoritarian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took office in 2014.

Police in the state of Maharashtra raided the homes of nine activists, known for their work helping the poor and underprivileged, to probe their

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