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Saturday, July 19, 2025
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Topic: Law

India’s Chandrayaan-2 matters, but don’t dream about moon picnics with friends just as yet

Nitin Pai -
Although postponed, when Chandrayaan-2 eventually lands on moon, India will have taken a substantial step towards extra-terrestrial settlement.

Karnataka tried new law to protect doctors and failed. Only protecting patients will help now

Nitin Pai -
We need to protect patients to protect our doctors and that starts with Patient Protection Services in each hospital.

Modi govt’s new education policy draft wants law taught in English & local languages

Kritika Sharma -
The panel that drafted the New Education Policy suggested that legal education must be bilingual to help speed up legal transactions in lower courts.

The real problem with AFSPA is how a normal law can bypass constitutional safeguards

Madhav Khosla -
India does not need to look far to see how military power can undermine constitutional orders.

Bar Council of India’s discriminatory age cap on study of law is nonsensical 

Shamnad Basheer -
The Bar Council of India's age limit discriminates against those hailing from underprivileged backgrounds.

On ‘secret’ Rafale files, transparency trumps privilege & there’s legal precedent

Maneesh Chhibber -
Supreme Court has the chance to decide if a government can take shelter in outdated notions of ‘privilege’ when questioned over transparency.

Updating election Model Code of Conduct is only way to keep national security out of rallies

Vinayak Dalmia -
While we protect our borders and soldiers, we must also safeguard our voters and their autonomy.

Supreme Court has let down India’s disability rights movement

Nipun Malhotra -
By dismissing an impaired lawyer's appeal, the Supreme Court has denied millions of Indians with disabilities a chance to enter the judicial process.

Why BJP and Congress love to hate sedition (till they come to power)

Maneesh Chhibber -
Every political party questions the wisdom of retaining the sedition law, but only when they are in opposition.

Arrest of beggars, govt staff not allowed to protest — laws that India needs to repeal

Fatima Khan -
From deeming begging a crime to a law that prevents government staff from protesting, archaic and redundant laws continue to remain on the statute.
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Opinion

Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

DN Hosali -
‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Radhika Yadav murder isn’t about one rogue father. Women earning for family is still taboo

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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