It has been 13 years since the Indian government first considered charges against the Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy for sedition, incitement, and hate speech for remarks she made about Kashmir in 2010. This week, Indian officials cleared the case to proceed for ‘offenses related to provocative speech and the promotion of enmity.’ Roy has been critical of imperialism, capitalist economic development, and the right-wing Hindutva movement. The move is seen as part of an escalating crackdown on free speech and raises concerns about the future of democracy in India.