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Article 21 Right to Speedy Trial vs UAPA Bail Restrictions: Constitutional Balance Between Liberty and Security

Introduction: The Right to a Speedy Trial is an integral component of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21, ensuring that no individual is deprived of liberty except through a fair, just and reasonable procedure. While special legislations such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) impose stringent statutory restrictions on the

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Phased Energy Transition in India: Balancing Infrastructure Needs and Deep Decarbonization

Introduction: A phased energy transition refers to a sequenced and adaptive transformation of the energy system, wherein immediate investments in energy access, infrastructure, reliability and affordability progressively evolve into a low-carbon, resource-efficient and climate-resilient economy. As one of the world’s fastest-growing energy markets, India has expanded its renewable energy capacity from about 40 GW in

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Sovereign AI in India: Balancing AI Geopolitics, Digital Economy, and Technological Self-Reliance

Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from a transformative digital technology into a strategic geopolitical asset, with frontier AI models—requiring approximately 10²⁵ floating-point operations (FLOPs) for training—now increasingly treated as instruments of national power, economic competitiveness, and technological sovereignty. As AI-driven sectors are projected to contribute over $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030,

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Artificial Intelligence and 1991 Liberalisation: Can AI Become India’s Next Growth Engine?

Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the capability of machines and computer systems to perform tasks requiring human intelligence such as learning, reasoning, language processing, pattern recognition and decision-making. Just as the 1991 economic liberalisation dismantled structural barriers and integrated India with the global economy, AI represents a General Purpose Technology (GPT) capable of transforming

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Algorithmic Exploitation and Horizontal Application of Fundamental Rights

Introduction: The traditional architecture of constitutional law operates on a vertical axis, designed to protect citizens from the arbitrary excesses of the State. However, the rise of big tech conglomerates has disrupted this paradigm. Operating as an electronic Curia, these private platforms wield asymmetrical, sovereign-like data capabilities, reducing autonomous citizens to digital components through mass

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Healthcare Access in India: Challenges, Causes and Measures to Reconnect Public Health with People’s Needs

Introduction: Healthcare access refers to the ability of individuals and communities to obtain timely, affordable, acceptable and quality health services without suffering financial hardship. It constitutes the foundation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a core component of the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite significant improvements in life expectancy, immunization coverage and disease control, India continues to

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Iran’s Control Over the Strait of Hormuz: Implications for India and Global Maritime Security

Introduction: Technological independence refers to a nation’s ability to design, develop, control, secure, and continuously upgrade critical technologies without excessive dependence on external actors. India has emerged as a global leader in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) through platforms such as Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker, CoWIN, ONDC, FASTag, and Account Aggregator, creating one of the world’s largest

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Iran’s Control Over Strait of Hormuz: Implications for India

Introduction: The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Nearly one-fifth of global petroleum consumption and a significant share of the world’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trade pass through this narrow waterway, making it central to global

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Transmission Bottlenecks in India’s Renewable Energy Expansion and Their Impact on Energy Security

Introduction: Transmission bottlenecks refer to the inability of the electricity transmission network to evacuate, transport and distribute power efficiently from generation centres to demand centres. As India advances towards its target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 and is projected to require nearly 2,000 GW of clean energy capacity by 2050 to

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