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Equal on Paper, Unequal in Practice: The Systemic Failure of Centralised National Exams.

By – Shatakshi Sharma Abstract This article looks into the idea of “One Nation, One Examination” where Government of India practices making college entrance examination equal and uniform for all students like JEE, NEET, CUET and so on, to provide students with opportunities based on merit. This practice has been backfiring into a major social…
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From Human Agents to Artificial Agents: Contractual Liability in AI Transactions

By – Dhuha Mir Abstract AI is being increasingly used in many autonomous commercial transactions which has raised questions regarding who is responsible when the built in AI system leads to contractual failures. Traditionally, it was humans who used to contract with each other and were responsible for any contractual failures. But now since AI…
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The currency of wombs: the practice of mass hysterectomies and its impacts

By – Sritha M Abstract This article aims to discuss how the mass hysterectomies of Dalit and Adivasi women working in Maharashtra’s sugarcane fields are not merely isolated events, but are parts of a much bigger system built on caste-gendered structural violence. In it, the state’s lack of labour protections, the profit motives of private…
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Beyond the Ribbon-Cutting: The True Cost of India’s Vizhinjam Port

By – Adityaa Kondury Abstract Historically, India’s maritime trade relied on global transshipment hubs like Colombo, Singapore, and Jebel Ali. Despite the world’s fifth-largest economy and a vast coastline it historically watched nearly 75% of its container transshipment cargo pass through feeder ships to foreign hubs. This dependency on foreign ports added upwards of $100…
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The Institutional Redundancy of the Dalit Female Student Experience in India

By – Trisha Bhatnagar Abstract The article aims to highlight distressing lived experiences of Dalit women, particularly in higher education institutions. It will highlight how their violence-backed struggles are more often than not rendered structurally invisible. My article analyses how Institutional Redundancy interacts with the Dalit female student experience. Crises of Dalit women in this…
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Domestic Labor and Structural Inequality

By – Anisha Jyotirmayee Abstract Domestic work is considered one of the most vital yet under-recognised labor. With the help of domestic workers, houses stay clean, childcare and eldercare are fulfilled. Despite this, these workers still lack legal and social recognition in the labor industry. Workers are paid less, abused and treated differently. This article…
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The First AI War: Technology, Lethality and Accountability in the 2026 Iran Conflict

By – Rianne Michael Abstract This articles examines the role of AI in current conflicts, with an emphasis on the 2026 Iran War, which has been regarded as the “First AI War”. The paper analyses the Maven Smart System that was developed by Palantir, exploring how AI handles the traditional kill chain, provides information within…
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Algorithmic Purdah: How AI Hiring Tools Are Digitizing Gender Segregation in India’s Labour Market

By – Anaaya Wahi Abstract As artificial intelligence is restructuring hiring across India’s advancing economy, its adoption risks embedding instead of disrupting deep-rooted gender inequalities prevalent in the labour market. This article scrutinises how AI-driven recruitment tools which are trained on biased historical employment data might systematically disadvantage women thus reinforcing wage disparities and occupational…
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Democracy in the Age of Deepfakes: Is the Indian Legal Framework Prepared ?

By -Prisha Gakhar Abstract Ever since artificial intelligence has drastically changed political communication, the advent of deepfakes has also posed unprecedented threats to democratic processes. Deepfakes differ from traditional political misinformation by exploiting the reliability of audio-visual evidence itself, distorting the truth of the content and easier to weaponise during elections. In this article, I…
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Who Really Draws the Cartoons ? The Global Supply Chain Behind Animations

By- Prachi Agarwal Abstract Animated films and videos are often affiliated with a single known cartoon production house like Disney, Pixar or a famous Japanese anime house. However, there are many layers which go unrecognized and not adequately credited. Most modern animated content is a cross-border work, done by thousands of workers whose names hardly…
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No Architecture for Mercy: How AI is Undoing What Europe Legislated and India has Lived by

By – Aashita Sarin Abstract Imagine a citizen’s information is legally posted in one instance but then continues to flow within the AI system long after it is legally and socially no longer relevant and there is technically no way of removing it. This is not an unusual scenario. It is the state of present-day…
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How Consensus Precludes the CCW from Regulating Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems

By — Saahil Ayyaril Ali Abstract This article observes how the procedural anomalies of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) have triggered decade-long delays in negotiations, resulting in the absence of a binding legal framework which regulates the use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). This article argues that diplomatic understanding and mutual agreements…
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