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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicPublic prosecutors

Topic: public prosecutors

10 yrs on, UP govt wants to drop charges against all accused in Dadri lynching case. What happens now

Ruchi Bhattar -
A group led by Vishal Rana—the son of local BJP leader Sanjay Rana—was arrested for Akhlaq’s lynching in the aftermath of the 28 September 2015 crime.

India’s public prosecutors aren’t independent. This is how it can be fixed

Chitrakshi Jain -
The lack of independence for public prosecutors results in executive interference, which affects their unbiased functioning.

Hire better public prosecutors through exam, tackle India’s abysmal conviction rates

Sanjeev Chopra -
Hiring competent public prosecutors is fundamental to making India a rule-based society. They shouldn’t be caught between police, admin and judiciary.

How to kill a criminal justice system – rewarding prosecutors for death sentences

Apurva Vishwanath -
Reforming India’s criminal justice system needs more innovation than forcing prosecutors to perform or perish.

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Opinion

What would it take for a European reset to succeed?

Clive Crook -
Insulted and bullied by Donald Trump, European leaders are asking where they go from here. The right choice isn’t to kneel or fight back, but to disengage.

India’s cheapest growth reform is in agriculture. Mustard shows why

Governors walking out, agencies blocked—how to fix fraying Centre-state ties

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Economy

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

Defence

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Vaibhav Pant -
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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