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What’s the Evidence Mass Surveillance Works? Not Much

- December 3, 2015

Officials are again pointing to the need for mass surveillance to take down terrorists. Here’s what we know about how well it works. By Lauren Kirchner Current and former government officials ...

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Salve after Mindless Salvos

- November 28, 2015

Home Minister Rajnath Singh set the tone and tenor of the debate on day one. He paid tributes to Ambedkar, Patel and Nehru but soon strayed into familiar Hindutva-RSS territory.

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There are lessons to be gleaned from Bihar’s stupendous poll results for the Modi-Amit Shah duo as they face elections in other states. At the same time, how will Nitish handle a strong ally like Lalu...

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Picking a Criminal’s Brain

- November 14, 2015

Brain fingerprinting is a new tool that is expected to change the face of the criminal justice system. While it is used abroad, in India, investigators would need the court’s permission to use it to p...

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NAMO’s Freakonomics

- November 14, 2015

Rural India has been off the policy radar since the NDA came to power. Will this change in the aftermath of the Bihar verdict? Or will inclusive growth remain just a politically convenient slogan? ...

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Collegium system decoded

- November 13, 2015

The present endeavor by the Supreme Court bench to improve the collegium system by seeking opinion from the general public and other stakeholders is a misadventure which amounts to an attempt to legis...

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Supreme Voices

- October 30, 2015

The apex court verdict favoring the collegium system over the National Judicial Appointments Commission has pitted the judiciary against the executive. Can the crisis be used to usher in judicial refo...

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Cow in the Communal Cauldron

- October 13, 2015

Rumors of beef consumption and cow slaughter are being used to polarize society. If any govt is serious about a total ban, will it invest in cow welfare and have a uniform law on bovine slaughter? ...

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One Man’s Meat Is Another Man’s Poison

- October 13, 2015

There is much ado about meat nowadays. And the reason for this issue’s resurgence is political, religious and commercial. But is its ban wise? What does it do to India’s secular image? By Kalyani S...

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Different Rules for Different States

- October 13, 2015

Part of the confusion regarding cow slaughter and beef consumption are vague laws. It serves political interests to keep it that way By Rakesh Bhatnagar there has been a spate of diktats in...

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