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Indian Law
January 12, 2021
India Must Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
By Kanav Narayan Sahgal
When it comes to gay rights, Indians have come too far forward to go back in time.
December 16, 2020
‘Love Jihad’ and the Crafting of a Bigoted Law in India
By Rahul Machaiah
A new law in Uttar Pradesh seeks to create onerous burdens on inter-faith marriages. It is bound to have long-term negative repercussions.
December 04, 2020
India’s Flawed Approach to Bilateral Investment Treaties
By Abhishek Dwivedi
The model BIT of 2016 is vague, flawed, and offers little succor for Indian or foreign investors.
April 15, 2020
Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir Are India’s Newest Union Territories. What Does That Mean in Practice?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
In August 2019, Jammu and Kashmir lost its autonomous status. How much power has it retained?
August 27, 2019
Not Just ‘Dalits’: Other-Caste Indians Suffer Discrimination Too
By Tapasya
A young victim describes her experience with her caste identity in India.
August 31, 2018
A Crackdown on Dissent in India: What's Behind the Recent Arrests of Rights Activists
By Kajal Basu
Do the simultaneous raids on civil rights campaigners and lawyers indicate that the Indian government is willing to subvert democracy?
February 09, 2018
Love in the Time of Patriarchy: 'Love Jihad' in India
By Priyanka Borpujari
The murder of 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena reveals India’s dirty underbelly of religious and caste intolerance.
June 05, 2017
Indian State of Jharkhand Sees A Deadly Public Lynching Incident. What Now?
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
May 2017 saw disturbing instances of vigilante violence in India.
May 16, 2017
Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Nearly five years after a brutal gang rape shook India, how has the Indian justice system dealt with rape?
May 16, 2017
India's Supreme Court Wades Into Controversial 'Triple Talaq' Practice
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
The apex court in India takes the issue of triple talaq head-on.
December 06, 2016
India's Supreme Court Has a Nationalist Moment
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
What was the Indian Supreme Court thinking?
October 14, 2016
New Bill and Amendment in India Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
The hope is that they set the foundation for weeding out the prevalence of these conditions entirely.
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