It said that national security could not be used as an excuse for spying on journalists and politicians. We need to ask if it will make India safer to alienate ordinary Muslims in the name of national security. The irony is that the real threat to national security now comes from those who believe they are protecting it. How these things serve to protect national security is hard to understand, because by diminishing fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution, you end up weakening democracy. How will it help the cause of national security if ordinary people start to live in fear of their shadows and their cellphones?

Source: Indian Express November 01, 2021 00:00 UTC