Failed 'coup' in US: Vigilantism threatens India too

Despite claims that this could never happen in India, there are alarming similarities with political processes in motion in this country

The storming of the Capitol, America’s Parliament, holds stark lessons for Indian democracy. Mainly led by vigilante groups who wanted to subvert the verdict of the US presidential election, this event has been described as “failed insurrection”, “domestic terrorism”, “sedition” and as an attempted “coup d’état”. One of the groups indicated the long-term political agenda of the rioters by describing the operation as “the beginning of the start of the White Revolution in the United States.”

They reflect the crystallisation of far-right groups and the legitimisation of their agenda in a democratic political system. Despite claims that this could never happen