Farmer Protests vs a supplicant media: India on the cusp of institutional chaos and anarchy Farmers vs. Central Government: Recent deadlock between the central government reached some chance of getting resolved after it had reached a new low when the government chose to deploy water cannons against protesting farmers in bitter winters. From “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan” (Hail Soldier, Hail Farmer) , this marks a 360 degree turn in the attitude towards protests and “Anndaata” or “food provider” farmers. What farmer protest also brings to forefront is how the Indian society is on the cusp of institutional chaos. Power of Fear Fear is powerful, fear consumes and fear forces one to subjugate to the basest of base instincts: Self-preservation and survival. Question: But what happens when the base instinct itself is challenged? Answer: First Protests, then demonstrations, then marches and then eventually chaos all around If you subjugate som...