[throwaway4good]

I am not from India - so it doesn't matter what I think. I was asking a question.

I notice from my own country that the power around the sitting government has been strengthened over the COVID-pandemic and the opposition is very weak.

I can only imagine how things would centralise further had my country also been under the threat of war.

[sremani]

Defense and Communications have been Central portfolio since 1950 in India. There is no centralization of power happening, and there is no state that is protesting the current banning of apps.

[powerapple]

That's rare. Typically you would think bad situations are good cards for oppositions. Pandemic, not standing up strongly against 'enemy', are good cards for playing the nationalism game. Unless the sitting government have handled the situation very well, the opposition will have something to say about it and people would agree with them.