“Smokescreen” Report Alleges Widespread Electoral Manipulation and Democratic Backsliding in India

The Unrest: Representational Image of a Protest Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By RMN News Service
Democracy, Research

“Smokescreen” Report Alleges Widespread Electoral Manipulation and Democratic Backsliding in India

The Unrest: Representational Image of a Protest Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By RMN News Service
The Unrest: Representational Image of a Protest Created with Adobe Firefly Generative AI. By RMN News Service

“Smokescreen” Report Alleges Widespread Electoral Manipulation and Democratic Backsliding in India

The report concludes that the current political landscape paints a grim picture for India, where nearly 1.4 billion people are described as suffering from “unprecedented poverty, corruption, inflation, unemployment, lawlessness, and religious animosity”.

NEW DELHI – September 2025 – RMN Foundation has announced the release of a new political research report, “Unveiling the Smokescreen of Indian Democracy: Fabricated Factors Masking Electoral Manipulation”. Authored by national award-winning journalist Rakesh Raman, also the Editor of RMN News and Founder of RMN Foundation, the report asserts that India, the world’s most populated country, is grappling with an “unprecedented debate regarding the integrity of its electoral process”. read more

RMN Consumer Rights Network. Empowering Consumers, Demanding Accountability.
Activities, Consumer Rights

Stand Up for Consumer Rights: Join the RMN CRN Movement

RMN Consumer Rights Network. Empowering Consumers, Demanding Accountability.
RMN Consumer Rights Network. Empowering Consumers, Demanding Accountability.

Stand Up for Consumer Rights: Join the RMN CRN Movement

In a world where corporations exploit consumers and authorities often turn a blind eye, the RMN Consumer Rights Network (CRN) has been launched to give every citizen a voice, a platform, and the power to demand justice.

New Delhi, India – September 1, 2025 – The RMN Foundation has launched the RMN Consumer Rights Network (CRN), a free and public-interest initiative that empowers citizens to fight against corporate fraud, misleading advertising, unsafe products, and government negligence.

Every day, ordinary people are deceived, harassed, or ignored by powerful corporations and unresponsive authorities. Most lack the time, knowledge, or resources to challenge these systems. The RMN CRN gives them a platform to raise their voices, seek redress, and build collective strength through advocacy, investigative journalism, and awareness campaigns. read more

Senior citizens in a group housing society of Dwarka in New Delhi urge the government to save them from dust and noise pollution of extended FAR construction activity. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service (file photo)
Environment, Human Rights

Stop Lethal FAR Construction, Corruption, and Pollution in Delhi

Senior citizens in a group housing society of Dwarka in New Delhi urge the government to save them from dust pollution, noise pollution, and air pollution of extended FAR construction activity. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman / RMN Foundation
Senior citizens in a group housing society of Dwarka in New Delhi urge the government to save them from dust pollution, noise pollution, and air pollution of extended FAR construction activity. Photo and Campaign by Rakesh Raman / RMN Foundation

Stop Lethal FAR Construction, Corruption, and Pollution in Delhi

Illegal floor area ratio (FAR) construction in Delhi housing societies

🏠 Delhi residents: Take action on civic problems like stray cattle and garbage in your residential colonies by registering your complaint at the “Clean House” community-driven free online service.

Launched in 2017 by journalist Rakesh Raman, Clean House is a free editorial and advisory public service that empowers residents of Delhi to report corruption and government carelessness affecting their housing and civic life. read more