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TRUMP’S AFGHAN PEACE DEAL : WHAT IT MEANS FOR AFGHANISTAN?

On February 29, the United States signed a peace deal with Taliban which aims at pulling out US troops from Afghanistan and America’s longest war. Afghanistan’s constitutional government did not take part in these negotiations and the peace deal is more like a blueprint for America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan rather than ensuring that a power- sharing mechanism is established in…
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US UNDER THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT (PART 2)

This article will look at the key policies proposed by Joe Biden and their possible effects on the American economy.
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Court – Capturing Caste as a Social Evil

The movie highlights two major aspects of the unfair caste system that prevails in society- the superficiality of the legal system on matters concerning lower caste citizens and the miserable conditions of the sanitation workers.
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Gauging the Economic Impact of the Great Lockdown and Coronavirus Pandemic

Following the Infosphere issue on gauging the economic impact of the great lockdown and Coronavirus pandemic, this article looks to further analyze the pandemic’s rippling effect.
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Policy Proposals to Prevent Child Domestic Abuse during the COVID-19 Lockdown

In this article, we engage with the issue of ‘child abuse’ in the domestic set-up and propose certain measures which might help in tackling the problem during the lockdown.
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Cleaning out the War Chest- Looking into the role of Campaign Funds in US elections

US Presidential elections are not only a lengthy but an expensive affair. Millions are spent as campaign funds in this battle for the white house. Time and again, the importance of campaign funding and donations in the success of a candidate has been emphasized. Often a causal relationship is implied between campaign finance and political success,…
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‘Celebration of Nirbhaya’s Justice’: Are Death Penalties Meant to be Celebratory Spectacles?

This article proposes to traverse a different path of introspection. We endeavour to invite the readers’ attention to the ‘public behaviour’ and ‘celebratory applause’ that went unnoticed and which we as students found slightly disturbing.
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‘The Silences in Modi’s Speech’ – Decoding the Unspoken

In this article, I will highlight two broad issues that were not addressed in the Prime Minister’s speech – the concerns with medical infrastructure and the problems faced by migrant labourers.
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V.S Naipaul – India a Wounded Civilisation : A Retreat to Archaism

In this article, I wish to delve deeper into this “wound” that comes across as a scar even today in modern India.
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Opportunities in space

Space has always provoked humankind’s curiosity. It is in the modern times that the boundless mysteries of the universe have also attracted the attention of economists and business people. Theories about space tourism, space capitalisation, asteroid mining, etc have emerged and rigorous attempts are being made to commodify the unknown. Along the same theories about…
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Could Summary Suits be the Answer?

In this article, I argue that championing the use of summary procedure under CPC (in conjunction with online dispute resolution) could be the answer that alleviates hurdles and ensures efficient recompense to litigants.
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Use of National Security Act to curtail Coronavirus is an overreaction by the State

In times of a pandemic, where access to Courts is not easily available, arbitrary use of such laws becomes more troubling.
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