Tipping the Scales

Checking corruption in India is a Herculean endeavour by any reckoning, and the higher courts have done a noble job of exposing some of the most egregious attempts to rob the exchequer. In the process, they have broken new ground in jurisprudence that could make it...

Copyright challenges in the digital era

This article was first published on December 29, 2008. Archaic printing press laws are antithetical to creativity in these times. The question is: was the legal shield of copyright invented to be used to discourage other creators or to provide publishers with control...

Adoption Laws: Need for Reform

The adoption controversy that erupted last year drew attention to the many ills that clog the wheels of adoption in India. But merely punishing the guilty will not ensure sweeping changes. At the very outset, the need for change must recognise the disparities that...