The troublesome legacy of Guantanamo Bay detention centre
As the world looks back at the 9/11 attacks that shook the world, and changed it, 20 years ago, PARSA VENKATESHWAR...
Delhi police’s 2020 riots probe: confusion worse confounded
The shoddy FIRs and chargesheets relating to the Delhi communal riots of February 2020 prepared by the Delhi police have...
Justice more important than Judge’s background
The argument for a fair representation of different sections of society in the Supreme Court is problematic. Justice should be...
Rape victims commit extreme acts when termed as accused
The suicide committed by the woman who had accused BSP MLA Atul Rai of rape shows how political clout and...
Court’s verdict ends controversial tragic Tharoor-Pushkar saga
Cleared of charges of abetment to suicide and cruelty in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar after seven-and-a-half years,...
Time for a US-style independent counsel in India?
When it comes to fighting corruption, nepotism, and most other wrongdoing in high offices, India seems to take one step...
Right to dissent without violence and hate speech part of freedom
Freedom of speech and expression is one of the cornerstones of Indian democracy. Freedom is meaningless if we cannot express...
The Problem Of Adversarial Governors And Lieutenant Governors
Illustrating the union government’s meddling in the functioning of the state governments in West Bengal and Delhi through their governor...
Emergency: Who Benefited from it?
The Modi government has shown it is unnecessary to declare an Emergency to browbeat people who stand up against it....
India’s democratic system creaks under pressure as politicians weaken and distort it beyond measure
Analysing the recent judicial intervention by the Supreme Court and High Courts across the country in the management of the...
The legal and moral ambiguities of the Tarun Tejpal case
After a protracted seven and a half year trial, a Goa court acquitted Tarun Tejpal, former editor of Tehelka, of...
Understanding CJI-designate, Justice NV Ramana
There may not be clashes with the executive, nor ripples in the political domain, when the next Chief Justice of...
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