has previously said the group is being investigated for violating funding laws — i spoke to rajat khoslahing that everybody should be very, very worried about. the kind of systematic stifling of dissent are crumbling of institutions that has taken place, lack of any kind of independent accountability of any kind in the country is extremely worrying. india does not stand a good company with these good moves they are making, the only other country previously that had been forced to shut operations was russia in 2016. amnesty has been speaking up for dozens of activists like umar khalid here, who've been jailed on serious charges — retribution, many believe, for their strong criticism of the government. it's notjust activists. people from the world of business, entertainment, even the media privately say that they fear speaking out against government policies or actions. an indication that the space for debate and disagreement that has been at the very heart of this chaotic, noisy democracy is rapidly shrinking. mahua moitra is an opposition mp. we have elections, but that's about as far as