Dear Indians Do you want a daughter ? No of course not, why will you want a girl child , she is such a burden and a son will only carry on the family name etc etc… blah blah. Oh… Continue Reading →
April 11, 2013, The Hindu In northeastern India, Manipur remains the State worst affected by insurgency. The Assam Rifles, the Army and other security forces have a tough job on their hands. But admittedly, nothing can justify the scale and… Continue Reading →
LEGAL CORRESPONDENT, The Hindu, Jan 9,2013 The HinduFormer Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde. File photo Supreme Court rejects State’s demand to entrust job to NHRC A high-power commission headed by the retired Supreme Court judge, Santosh Hegde, will probe six encounter… Continue Reading →
Those who worry that repealing AFSPA would open a can of worms, may be better advised to let such insecurities go Sudeep Chakravarti, Live mint AFSPA is a legal prophylactic. It provides India’s armed forces and operational adjuncts such as… Continue Reading →
TRIUMPHALISM OVER MYANMAR RAID PUBLIC | THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 PERILS OF COVERT OPERATIONS Praful Bidwai, 1949-2015, RIP By Praful Bidwai The debate over the June 9 raids by the Indian Army’s Special Forces unit against two Northeastern insurgent groups on… Continue Reading →
DIVYA TRIVEDI, The Hindu The HinduStudents demand withdrawal of the Act. Photo: S. Subramanium TOPICS Periscope India Delhi crime, law and justice laws police punishment execution social issue death and dying Hundred and nine civilian deaths occurred due to police… Continue Reading →
The Indian Parliament enacted the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in 1958 as an interim measure with the hope of suppressing the Naga Nationalist Struggle, the only such movement in the North East at that time. It was gradually extended to other North… Continue Reading →
By Graham Peebles 03 May, 2013 Countercurrents.org The primary colours of any civil democracy are we would agree, social justice, freedom of expression, freedom to protest and participation. India, with a population of 1.3 billion people is regularly hailed… Continue Reading →
The much-criticized Armed Forces Special Powers Act known as the A-F-S-P-A used by India in Kashmir and troubled northeastern states has once again come under fire — this time by the UN. The body has asked for an immediate repeal… Continue Reading →
IMPHAL, April 29, 2013 Iboyaima Laithangbam, The Hindu Rashida Manjoo, U.N. Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, broke down and wept for a few minutes uncontrollably on Sunday during a consultative meeting here. It was attended by… Continue Reading →
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