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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicConsumer protection

Topic: Consumer protection

Govt control has weakened Indian consumers by taking away their right to sue

A regime that substitutes individual and collective legal action with State intervention ultimately hollows out consumer rights.

The power imbalance between Indian corporations and consumers is growing every day

The result is a system where ordinary Indians are relegated to the margins, while corporations operate with impunity, leaving little room for equitable dialogue or genuine public accountability.

Indian investors don’t need a coddling nanny. Let them make mistakes and learn

There is a difference between protecting an investor from unscrupulous external action, and protecting them from themselves. The former is necessary, but the latter should be avoided.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.