The Pegasus revelations cast doubt on the health of Indian democracy
The inclusion of prominent critics on a list of hacking targets embarrasses the government
IN ANCIENT HINDU lore a winged horse emerges from the milky churn of primeval oceans to become the trusted mount of Indra, king of the heavens. A later tradition says it was instead Mahabali, lord of the demons, who rode the fabulous stallion. Both versions picture a creature strikingly like Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek myth, except that the Indian model is fancier. It sports not one but seven heads.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Seven-headed scandal”
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