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Candles in Chaos: Patna's Poorest Protest a Distant War

India, March 23 -- A motley crowd of some 37 people braved the rising heat, impossible traffic, a suddenly shut-down destination venue, and the general pandemonium of a tense day around Patna's histor... Read More


India Blacklisted!

India, March 23 -- On March 4, 2026, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its Annual Report 2026 in Washington. The USCIRF website (www.uscirf.gov) states that, "The ... Read More


The Education Trap Degrees Aplenty, Jobs Scarce

India, March 23 -- There is something deeply unsettling about a country that celebrates its demographic dividend. We speak of India as the world's youngest nation, a rising economic force, a talent po... Read More


VBSA Bill 2025 Goodbye State Autonomy in Higher Education

India, March 23 -- The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the... Read More


Democracy without a Strong Opposition: The Road to Electoral Autocracy

India, March 23 -- During the campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, one of Narendra Modi's slogans, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, was "Congress Mukt Bharat" (an India liberated from the ... Read More


War on Iran Epic Fury Turns Epic Folly

India, March 23 -- Three weeks ago, the United States military looked invincible as President Donald Trump assembled what seemed the greatest concentration of force ever deployed in waters around Iran... Read More


Passive Euthanasia: Law, Medicine, and Human Dignity

India, March 23 -- The judgment delivered by the Supreme Court on March 12, 2026, in the Harish Rana case (Harish Rana v. Union of India) once again strongly reaffirms the Court's position that the ri... Read More


Human Life is Sacred: A Note on Euthanasia

India, March 23 -- The recent Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Harish Rana, a comatose or persistent vegetative state (PVS) patient for over 13 years, permitting his parents to withdraw all life ... Read More


Landmark ruling on Passive Euthanasia

India, March 23 -- The Supreme Court of India, on March 11, 2026, passed a landmark judgment permitting passive euthanasia. A Bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan directed that "t... Read More


The Twilight Zone of Dignity and Death

India, March 23 -- Although we humans tend to jump straight to conclusions and our judgements are generous, gratis and more often than not unsolicited, the domain for such an exercise is surprisingly ... Read More