Author: centreforneweconomicstudies

This article first examines arguments for why gendercides should be brought into the legal ambit of genocides, then responds to possible criticisms and problems of doing the same. Finally, after establishing that gender groups should be protected under the Genocide Convention, the paper examines the legal reality to ascertain why that is not the case…

This first article of the series talks about how Tamil Nadu managed to achieve remarkable economic growth. What makes this state different from other Indian states?This article looks into the history of politics and development in Tamil Nadu, starting from the era of K. Kamaraj of the Congress Party.

Recently the Pakistan Supreme Court declared the practice of two finger test or virginity test as unconstitutional. The Pakistan Supreme Court, while considering a criminal appeal on rape, took into consideration the legal validity of the virginity test into account. The court in Atif Zareef vs. The State relied upon modern forensic science and Pakistani…

The RBI’s move to allow more private players as ‘New Umbrella Entities’ seems to be a promising step in the fields of finance and technology. But what are these entities? How will they function? What innovations do they bring to the table? Are there any obstacles that can come in the way of business behemoths…

The increasing interest of parents to introduce their child to coding at an early age and the pressure tool of “Sharmaji ka Beta” has gone too far and landed the WhiteHat Jr’s advertisement under the ambit of Consumer Protection Act 2019 pertaining to false and misleading advertisements. Such market demand has also propelled a series…

Scott Morrison’s government passed the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill, which mandates Google and Facebook to pay publishers for the news content they display on their platforms. With a series of private agreements, backroom deals and threats of total shutdowns, the Australian conundrum seems to have been quelled . However, its…

In this article, Krishanu Kashyap explores the new standard for environmental accounting in national wealth calculations, adopted by the UN in March 2021, its scope, criticism and concerns.

This article seeks to examine the salience of the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Bangladesh on the occasion of 50 years of independence.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is a key intergovernmental alliance in Eurasia. Yet, Russian economic and political influence within the organization remains a persistent barrier to greater collaboration among its members. If CSTO is to succeed as an organization, more equity needs to exist within it.

Whether OTT Platform can be regulated by exciting tech laws/technological jurisprudence of India or there is a need for amendment/new legislation or Rules? The author discusses this in the light of new OTT rules and guidelines released by the government back in February 2021. The blog also compared the international trend along with assessing the…