Delhi gang rape case: Protests test political will

The core issue is manifest contempt for the state. But the sub-text of the protest is wider: the State has disappeared.

Delhi gang rape case: Protests test political will
The core issue is manifest contempt for the state. But the sub-text of the protest is wider: the State has disappeared. The fact that the State cannot politically respond will only fuel this.

And when there is a vacuum, all kinds of forces feed on it. These forces will try to show that the State’s authority has collapsed more than it has, says Pratap Bhanu Mehta Centre for Policy Research.

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