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Veto by silence: on judiciary-executive relations..

24.04.23

  In recalling its recommendation to appoint Justice S. Muralidhar as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court collegium has let the Union government, which did not act on the decision for eight months, have its way. One can only conclude that...

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Tracing the path of China's diplomacy in Central Asia, and where India stands..

22.04.23

Earlier this week, China convened an online meeting of trade ministers of the grouping known as C+C5 — China and the five Central Asian republics, namely Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It was the latest in a series of diplomatic...

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A judgment that upholds the Constitution..

21.04.23

Supreme Court judgment in the Media One case ( Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd Media One Headquarters v. Union of India and Others) requires a political reading and not merely a legal one. It is a landmark judgment on the freedom of expression and a judicial fiat against...

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The terrorist-drug nexus: Why drug trafficking is a serious security issue..

21.04.23

The narcotics trade is assuming dangerous proportions all over the world. It is a social problem that harms youth and families and the money it generates is diverted for disruptive activities that have bearings on national security. The issue has kept security agencies...

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Promoting impunity: on the 2021 Oting massacre case in Nagaland..

21.04.23

  In denying sanction to the Nagaland police to prosecute 30 Army men for the December 2021 killing of 13 civilians in a botched up operation, the Union government has sent out a disconcerting message that it is unable or unwilling to do anything about impunity...

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Diplomacy, with a change in terms of reference..

21.04.23

    Mediation is rarely a spontaneous act; more often than not it is preceded by quiet efforts to seek a meeting point between differing viewpoints of individuals or organisations. It figures in Article 33 of the United Nations Charter among means of...

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A reminder about unfettered constitutional posts ..

21.04.23

Two recent comments of the Supreme Court of India will have direct bearing on the concept of the independence of various constitutional authorities in India. In a hearing of the ‘Sena versus Sena’ case, the Court expressed its “serious concern”...

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The goal of building a popular Dalit agenda..

15.04.23

It is to the credit of modern liberal ideas, capitalist development and democratic churning that Dalits are now a well recognised social and political force — a transformation made possible under the maverick leadership of B.R. Babasaheb Ambedkar. However,...

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25 years of Good Friday Agreement: The deal that ended 3 decades of bloodshed..

14.04.23

The Good Friday Agreement, which ended 30 years of the violence known as ‘The Troubles’, has been hailed as a model deal to end long-standing conflicts, and fetched a joint Nobel peace prize for David Trimble and John Hume, then leaders of the two opposing...

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Jallianwala Bagh massacre: What happened to General Dyer after he ordered firing on Indians?..

14.04.23

On April 13, 1919, what was planned as a protest gathering of Indians in a compound called Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, in the then British-ruled India, witnessed violence that would become one of the most lasting memories of the barbarity of colonial...

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ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle Mission RLV LEX..

05.04.23

On the morning of April 2, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation and its partners successfully demonstrated a precise landing experiment for a Reusable Launch Vehicle at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Reusable Launch Vehicle...

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