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Pressed Reporter: Humanitarian Service to Protect Journalists and Press Freedom in the World. By RMN News Service / RMN Foundation
AI-edited Screengrab from the Trailer of Dhurandhar: The Revenge Bollywood Film

The Architecture of Autocracy: Propaganda, Transnational Repression, and the Poisoning of Indian Culture

AI-edited Screengrab from the Trailer of Dhurandhar: The Revenge Bollywood Film
AI-edited Screengrab from the Trailer of Dhurandhar: The Revenge Bollywood Film

The Architecture of Autocracy: Propaganda, Transnational Repression, and the Poisoning of Indian Culture

The RMN Foundation maintains that the current “narrative building” in India mirrors the “Gleichschaltung” of 1930s Germany.

By Rakesh Raman
New Delhi | March 31, 2026

As the world enters the second quarter of 2026, the RMN Foundation is sounding a global alarm. The “Smokescreen” of manufactured narratives in India is no longer just a domestic issue; it has become a central component of a regime-led strategy to mask transnational repression and systemic democratic decay.

1. The Institutional Verdict: V‑Dem & USCIRF 2026

The latest institutional reports confirm the dark reality that the RMN Foundation has consistently highlighted. read more

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image
Delhi Police. Photo: Rakesh Raman / RMN News Service. Representational Image

RSF Calls on the European Union to Sanction Delhi Police Officers

RSF and Guernica 37 are calling for European Union sanctions against these police officers, under a scheme introduced in December 2020 to address serious human rights violations in third countries.

International press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Guernica 37 Chambers call on the European Union to sanction four high-ranking officers of the Delhi Police, responsible — directly or indirectly — for exactions against dozens of journalists working or having collaborated with the independent media NewsClick. read more