With the apex court sounding the alarm, India is being forced to confront one of its darkest and most entrenched crimes. Will this finally be the moment for systemic reform?
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