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Grassroots Democracy in Markadwadi: A Wake-Up Call for Electoral Reform

By Inderjit Badhwar The events unfolding in Markadwadi, a small village in Maharashtra, have sparked a conversation that goes to the heart of India’s democratic identity. The villagers’ initiative...

Defining Democracy

By Inderjit Badhwar The recent Maharashtra elections have raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). With a significant mismatch between votes counted and votes po...

Law students: Bridging the gap

November 26, Law Day, is also known as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas, a day that commemorates the adoption of our Constitution and reflects our commitment to the rule of law and justice. As we celebrate this foundational moment, it is imperative to consider the future of this legal landscape—our law students

Frown and Fear It

Indian democracy has seen several disquieting notes creeping into the use and final outcome of using Electronic Voting Machines

EVMs: The Unsinkable Truth?

The recent Maharashtra elections have raised concerns about the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines. With a significant mismatch between votes counted and votes polled, the electoral balance could have been compromised. Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal highlights the importance of free and fair elections, a constitutional promise that remains unfulfilled

The Deepfake Problem

The Delhi High Court has instructed the central government to hold a meeting with deepfake technology providers and users, telecom service providers, and deepfake victims, as well as intermediaries, before finalizing recommendations for detecting and removing deepfakes

Safe, For Now

The apex court has recently reiterated that the terms “socialist”and “secular” in the Preamble need to be seen in the Indian context, and not as dogmatic principles. Who doesn’t want a welfare state, the Court wondered

Realm of the inhumane

The apex court has reacted to a contempt petition that said the state continues to use cruel methods to chase away pachyderms from human settlements that have encroached upon wild land and this was in violation of the Court’s order with the state reneging on its promise 

Foreign Problems

The Supreme Court, while expressing concern about the recurrent instances of foreign citizens who secure bail and abscond after being accused of crimes committed in India, has asked the central government to establish a formal procedure for addressing such situations  

Looking Ahead, and Back

Kamala Harris has been taking some personal time after a four-month rushed campaign for the top spot. Her seven more weeks as vice-president end with Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Harris won 60 percent of the votes in Hawaii, where she and husband Doug Emhoff have relaxed for a long week, no doubt asking themselves how could we have come so close and lost to that angry guy as well as losing control of the entire Congress? Some answers follow:

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