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Letter from the Editor

Judging The Judge: Why CJI Gavai’s Warning Must Resonate Across The Legal Spectrum 

By Inderjit Badhwar In a moment that may well mark a watershed in India’s constitutional conscience, Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has chosen to say the unsaid—and in doing so, has forced ...

When Silence Is Not Security

By Inderjit Badhwar In a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy, the arrest of a respected academic for a social media post should send a chill down our collective spine...

The Patriot’s Burden

By Inderjit Badhwar This week’s cover story captures an India virtually at war—and at a crossroads. The terror attack in Pahalgam was not just an assault on the lives lost, but on the very soul of...

The Modi Doctrine: A New Calculus For A Dangerous Neighbourhood

By Inderjit Badhwar Just days after missile trails arced over the skies of Punjab and Kashmir, and drone strikes lit up border towns on either side of the Line of Control, South Asia stands at an ...

Justice, Not War: Why India Had to Strike Back

In the wake of the Pahalgam massacre, India’s military response was not an act of aggression, but of necessity—measured, focused, and rooted in the defence of its people and principles

Justice Without Swagger: The Quiet Steel of the incoming Chief Justice

In an age of spectacle and noise, the new chief stands apart—quiet, grounded, and deeply constitutional. He may only have six months at the helm, but his career, courtroom record, and moral clarity could leave a mark that lasts much longer

Pahalgam Massacre: Terrorism’s Bloody Return To A Valley Yearning For Peace

In a world increasingly engulfed by conflict and cruelty, the cold-blooded murder of unarmed tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam region marks a grim resurgence of terror in a land that was cautiously redi...

A Fight for the Soul of the American University

By Inderjit Badhwar In solidarity with my fellow classmates from the Class of 1969 and other graduates of Columbia’s School of Journalism, India Legal republishes this powerful alumni letter to Co...

When Bulldozers Threaten The Constitution

By Inderjit Badhwar Sometimes, a magazine cover chooses itself. This is one of those times. As we watched images of homes, shops, livelihoods—and most recently, even lives—being crushed under the ...

Why This Story Must Remain Front Page News

By Inderjit Badhwar The is the second time in just a few weeks that India Legal has chosen to put Donald Trump and his tariff crusade on its cover. Some might ask why we are returning to the same ...

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