Democracy, Distance, Difference, and Disrespect
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Democracy, Distance, Difference, and Disrespect

Democracy is the only form of governance that cultivates the arts and crafts of governance at a respectful distance and always aims at the achievement of what the philosopher John Rawls called “overlapping consensus” for “reasonable pluralism”.

India’s New IT Rules Paving Way for Legitimised Surveillance
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India’s New IT Rules Paving Way for Legitimised Surveillance

As the Indian government is confronted with a global snooping scandal with over 300 journalists, politicians and bureaucrats on the list of those surveilled by the state, the Modi government had intensified its bid to rampage through the country’s latest Internet Technology laws.

Two Years Since Abrogation of Article 370: Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir
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Two Years Since Abrogation of Article 370: Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir

This executive summary of the third report issued by the Forum details several issues from civilian security to freedom of media, speech and information as well as health, employment, land, demography and identity rights.