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Armed Forces (Assam- Manipur) Special Powers Act: An Overview (Part II)
In May, 2015, after 18 years Tripura became the first State to repeal the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers ;But what was/is this Act? And what makes it so controversial?For…
Armed Forces (Assam- Manipur) Special Powers Act: An Overview (Part I)
INTRODUCTION The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act of 1958 (AFSPA) is one of the most draconian legislations that the Indian Parliament has passed. Under this Act,…
Case Summery: Shreya Singhal Vs Union Of India (Death of Section 66A of IT Act.)
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 was struck down in its entirety for…
A Peek Into Crisis Policymaking
The Great Recession of 2008 and the following sovereign debt crisis in Europe have radically altered the response that government agencies adopt against financial crises. The primary…
Fighting For Judicial Swaraj
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi bestrides the entrance to the main building of the Supreme Court. An epitome of sobriety, Gandhi stood for conscientious labour even in the face of…
Uniform Civil Code: The “Great Divide” Analysis.
The Constitution of India came into force in 1950. Since then, there has emerged a fierce debate regarding the implementation of various directive principles mentioned in part IV of the…
The Sad State Of Foreign Policy Education In India.
If a country expects to have a strong foreign policy, a very crucial element to that remains the will of the people and their involvement in the foreign policy ;This…
Bet on the Future: Why India Needs a Regulation on Betting
ABSTRACT The spot-fixing controversies which enveloped the Indian Premier League have voiced the debate for a regulation for legalizing gambling and betting in the country. The current legislation in the…
Cracking The Indian Taxation Code:- Transaction Tax vs. Direct Taxes Code vs. Goods and Services Tax vs. No Income Tax
AAP’s glorious start in the game of politics in India’s Capital has forced the BIG GUN to structure its election manifesto document, Vision for 2025 so as to woo the…
Traditional Knowledge- An Introduction
An Eskimo hunter once saw a polar bear far off across flat ice, where he couldn’t stalk it without being ; But he knew an old technique of mimicking a…