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Organic debacle in Sri Lanka has policy lessons for India
Failure of the fertilizer ban imposed by Sri Lanka holds lessons on how to conduct public policy Sri Lanka is currently going through its worst economic crisis with shortages of…
The Work From Home “Revolution” – The Future is Now.
At the turn of the 21st century, there were talks of several ‘revolutions’; including but not limited to the biotechnology, nanotechnology, 3-D printing revolutions. However, after two decades, these technologies…
Legal lawlessness
Authors note on usage: I have used 'Law' to refer to the abstract concept and 'law' to its concrete expression. State laws vs the rule of Law “..ultimately law is…
Where Swaminathan Aiyer is wrong about the Chinese “Industrial Policy”
Swaminathan Aiyer had recently, in his popular column swaminomics, while commenting on Government of India’s PLI scheme commented that, “India aims to copy China in what economists call “industrial policy”…..…
Compassion Fatigue: Surviving in the post Covid culture.
Compassion fatigue is a kind of stress that results from helping or wanting to help those who are traumatized or under significant emotional duress. Frequently though mistakenly, compassion fatigue is…
Mental Health, Unlock, and Screen Fatigue: A guide to surviving the new “normal”
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed more than 260 countries into lockdown since March 2020. With strict regulations in place to combat the pandemic, physical distancing was made mandatory. This meant that…
The Law is dead, Long live the Law: The curious friendship of Ginsburg and Scalia
With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s demise, we have lost a gem who inspired an idea of law not just within the United States but around the world. I’d like to…
Examining the Scope of Consent in the International Criminal Law of Rape
International criminal law is predicated on the objective of holding individual persons responsible for committing grave acts of violence. Although forms of sexual and gender-based violence have been part of…
Prevention Of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013: An Explainer
Whilst the Indian Penal Code defines rape and sexual abuse, the provision was unable to address all forms of sexual harassment. The grey area regarding sexual harassment at workplaces threw…
The Digital Accessibility Conundrum: a top-notch law firm’s fallacious legal interpretation and Government’s silence
‘Digital accessibility’ is to make digital content and services barrier-free, to enable the access of persons with disabilities to such resources at par with their non-disabled counterparts. Accessibility is one…