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In 2014, the BJP came to power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ushering in what it called “Naya Bharat.” Over the following years, New Delhi witnessed repeated mass protests against government policies, from the JNU ‘sedition’ case to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC), and the farm laws. Critics argued that dissent was increasingly branded as “anti-national,” with activists, students, and intellectuals frequently portrayed as threats to the nation.

The 2016 arrests of JNU student leaders, the Shaheen Bagh movement, the 2020 Delhi riots, the COVID-19 crisis, and the year-long farmers’ protest became defining moments of the period. Opponents accused the government of responding with police action, political rhetoric, and an unwillingness to........

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