Open Space

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Surveillance State

The Emergence of a ‘National’ Panopticon via Kashmir

Suspending Telegram during the Re-NEET exam exposes an administration at loggerheads with the very concept of ‘constitutional transparency’. It is nothing but a clumsy “shoot the messenger” method enforced by the absolute emasculated state to shield the executive and lawmakers from accountability.

VOICES

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Joint Statement of Indian Legal Community on Detention of Lee Man-hee, a 95- Year old Korean

The legal professionals who led this event stated their commitment to ensuring that the statement does not remain a one-off declaration. The signed statement is to be formally conveyed to India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and relevant United Nations human rights bodies, and will also be delivered to the Korean Embassy in India.

EDITOR’S CHOICE

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Prabhas Mandal killed in encounter

From RG Kar to Baruipur: The Hammurabi-styled New Criminology of Majoritarianism

In incidents like that of Baruipur, crimes committed by members of minority communities against members of the majority are framed not as isolated criminal acts, but as collective civilizational assaults. The rhetoric rapidly transcends individual culpability and enters the realm of demographic anxiety, historical grievance, and cultural nationalism.

Birsa’s Forlorn Children

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On the ‘Rahul Gandhi Question’ : A Rejoinder to Ramachandra Guha

The larger question is not whether Rahul Gandhi deserves criticism. Every political leader does. The question is whether the condition of India’s opposition can be adequately explained by focusing primarily on one individual. It cannot.

How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

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Joint Statement of Indian Legal Community on Detention of Lee Man-hee, a 95- Year old Korean

The legal professionals who led this event stated their commitment to ensuring that the statement does not remain a one-off declaration. The signed statement is to be formally conveyed to India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and relevant United Nations human rights bodies, and will also be delivered to the Korean Embassy in India.