Yearly Archives: 2020

The Erosion of ‘Secular India’ Modi is implementing his Hindutva project

The Erosion of ‘Secular India’ Modi is implementing his Hindutva project   Right after its independence in 1947, India did two crucial things: it gave all citizens the right to vote, and it adopted a secular constitution that enshrined equality before law. Over the decades, some of that high-mindedness has eroded. Corruption and “goondah-raj” (thug rule) politics have become some …

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Tentative Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Police Order, 2002

Tentative Regulatory Impact Assessment of the Police Order, 2002 Kamran Adil The European Union started using the technique of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) with regards to the proposed and current legislation. The International Association of Impact Assessment defines ‘Impact Assessment’ as ‘the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action’. There is no tradition or requirement …

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