Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose portrait controversy is a perfect example of confirmation bias. Social media stars switched off the need to fact-check. While it underlines the hazard of life on Twitter, it serves the liberal intelligentsia a lesson. In a polarised climate, outrage is cheap, easy but not always reliable.
Bombay HC’s Nagpur bench ruling in POCSO case legally unsound, must be appealed & corrected
The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur bench ruling on a recent POCSO case is a restrictive and conservative reading of the law. It is a dangerous slide in India’s sexual assault jurisprudence in the past decade. Legally unsound, it must be appealed and corrected, lest trial courts begin to take cue.
Sikkim face-off shows LAC still edgy, diplomacy must shift gears to prevent conflagration
Lack of obvious progress in Ladakh talks and the face-off between troops in Sikkim show India and China are no close to reducing border tensions. On the contrary, summer can only make things worse as both sides have strengthened positions. Diplomacy needs to shift gears to prevent a fresh conflagration.