Status revoked

There will always be ever more stringent loyalty tests, and at some point everyone with a soul will fail to clear at least one

Eventually, illiberal governments come even for those who welcomed their ascent. That is one of the great lessons of history, and if India is unlucky a similar story will play out here over the next few years. You cannot ever demonstrate enough loyalty to an illiberal government unless you are already part of whichever in-group it prefers. In India, if you have a “Muslim-sounding” name, have served a past government, are linked to the West through education or commerce or funding, have spoken on social media of “human rights” — all these are, in one way or another, indicators of