India’s Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in the long-running 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, refusing bail to two prominent student activists, Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting conditional bail to five other accused individuals. This decision sparked intense debate nationwide and internationally. The judgment has reopened fundamental […]
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Unnao and the Hollow Promise of “Beti Bachao”
The Unnao rape case was never merely another case being. tried in an Indian court. It has become the moment of truth for the Indian conscience, and the unpleasant questions that the country is compelled to confront is this: Do our daughters matter only when we say so, and […]
On Dignity, Consent, and the Meaning of Democracy
In a democratic state, there can never be ownership of power; it can only be delegated. It moves from citizens to institutions and leaders as a temporarily delegated right, not according to their will but for the interests of the people at large. The recent incident of Nitish Kumar pulling […]
