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Trust and Temple

Places of worship occupy a unique space in public life. They are centres of faith, repositories of tradition and, often, custodians of enormous public wealth.

Judicial Roulette

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s decision to enter France’s 2027 presidential race while simultaneously challenging her criminal conviction has transformed the election into a test of far more than electoral popularity.

Rethinking History ~ II

The constitutional debates of the 1920s acquired a new urgency after the Communal Award of 1932 and, more decisively, the Government of India Act of 1935.

Why Meta cannot claim safe harbour protection

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has given Meta seven days to explain how paid advertisements on Instagram, some allegedly containing explicit search terms and directing users to Telegram channels selling child sexual abuse material for less than the price of a cup of tea, passed through the company's own advertising review systems.

Beyond Bluster

The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran has laid bare a familiar paradox of international politics: wars often continue because neither side can secure through force what only diplomacy can ultimately deliver.

Evidence First

The latest developments in the Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder case may not answer every question, but they fundamentally alter the debate.