World Review from the New Statesman

How farmers fight for democracy in India, with Mukulika Banerjee

Emily Tamkin, the US editor of the New Statesman, interviews Mukulika Banerjee about her new book Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India. They discuss the farmers' protests that eventually led to a government U-turn in India, the history of Indian rural politics and the health of democracy in the subcontinent. If you have a You Ask Us question for the international team, email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a> Further reading: India reveres its <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2021/12/india-reveres-its-democracy-but-the-room-for-dissent-is-shrinking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">democracy</a>, but the room for dissent is shrinkingClaims of conspiracy behind <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2021/02/claims-conspiracy-behind-india-s-farmers-protests-carry-warning-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India’s farmers’ protests</a> carry a warning for the worldHow a <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2021/02/how-farmers-protest-india-evolved-mass-movement-refuses-fade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">farmers’ protest</a> in India evolved into a mass movement that refuses to fadeHow <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2021/02/how-india-s-farmers-protests-went-global" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">India’s farmers’ protests</a> went global Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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