Even as Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar attacks the judiciary and is quickly followed by other BJP leaders, the scene seems set for another confrontation between the executive and the judiciary. With a new chief justice waiting to take over, it is an inopportune time for another face-off. However, this seems to be part of a global trend led by Donald Trump’s presidency
A judge’s comment blaming a rape survivor has sparked national outrage and led to the apex court’s intervention—and re-ignited urgent questions about gender bias, judicial accountability, and a deepening crisis in one of India’s most prominent High Courts
A series of incendiary remarks from BJP leaders and affiliated online voices has placed the judiciary, particularly the apex court, at the centre of a storm. The controversy follows rulings on the Waqf Act and gubernatorial delays in approving legislation—and it is raising urgent questions about the separation of powers, free speech, and contempt