Das, Sabyasachi, Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy (July 3, 2023). Available at SSRN: dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4512936
A working paper titled ‘Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy’, authored by Sabyasachi Das, an academic teaching economics in Ashoka University, has received much traction on social media and in academic circles. The paper merits close scrutiny as it raises worries about the ‘future of democracy’ in India by claiming to detect ‘irregular patterns’ in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
