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VP Singh, the missing obituary, and how to judge politicians

On December 19, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Ashok Mitra says that VP Singh, in passing away on November 27 might have chosen ‘the worst possible day … to take his bow, with the nation in the grip of the trauma of global …

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PRS Conference on Effective Legislatures – Part II

On December 19, 2008 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

The second panel at the recently concluded PRS Conference examined “Parameters for Measuring the Effectiveness of Legislative Bodies”. Having worked on the discussion paper for this conference alongwith the one on reform of campaign finance …

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On Torture, and Confessions

On December 19, 2008 By Madhav Khosla In Uncategorized

The issue of torture and custodial interrogations have been discussed previously on this blog. In an article in today’s Indian Express titled ‘The Kasab Contradiction’, Vinay Sitapati suggests that the Kasab saga exposes a key …

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Custodial interrogation: The new law and the reality

On December 18, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008 seeks to extend the maximum number of days a suspect can be detained for interrogation to 180 days, if it is not possible to complete the investigation within …

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Relevant materials on contemporary discourse on terrorism

On December 18, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

To facilitate the current discussion on our blog on terrorism, I am providing some relevant links. 1. The National Investigation Agency Bill, 2008. 2. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2008. (Courtesy: 1&2 from the …

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MR Madhavan on the new Right to Education Bill

On December 18, 2008 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The UPA government recently introduced the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008. The issue of the right to primary education in India, and the way it should be implemented through parliamentary law has …

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India’s Guantanamo (or Belmarsh)?

On December 17, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

Lok Sabha has just passed the amendments to the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Although I have not seen the full text of the amending Bill, media reports indicate that it allows for indefinite detention of …

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Regulation of Campaign Finance–Response to Comments

On December 17, 2008 By Namita Wahi In Uncategorized

In his comment to my post regarding the “PRS Conference on Effective Legislatures-Part 1”, Venkatesan has rightly pointed out that as per the Supreme Court’s judgment in Common Cause (A Registered Society) v. Union of …

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Terrorism and the International Criminal Court

On December 16, 2008 By Tarunabh Khaitan In Uncategorized

In these uncertain times, the Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan reminds us that ‘substantive due process is an essential part of our collective response to terrorism.’ Don’t think either of them will like the comparison, but …

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Debate on media coverage of terror

On December 16, 2008 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The debate on media coverage of terror organised by the FMP evinced considerable interest among our readers. This link takes you to the summary of views expressed at the panel discussion, as carried on the …

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