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The Company That Isn't Selling — OYO's Zero-OFS IPO
OYO's zero-OFS IPO, and the case for a software business wearing a hotel uniform. A reading of Oravel Stays' ₹6,650 crore fresh issue: what the absence of an Offer for Sale signals, how an asset-light AI-run platform earns software-like margins inside hospitality, and where the real risks sit.
Soaring High: How GIFT City is Making India a Global Aircraft Leasing Powerhouse
GIFT City is transforming India into a global aircraft leasing hub, reducing reliance on foreign lessors. With tax exemptions, regulatory clarity, and flexible leasing models, it’s driving economic resilience and aviation growth, positioning India to own the skies.
Counting for Justice: India’s Caste Census and the Road to Equality
India's caste census, the first since 1931, aims to refine welfare and affirmative action but risks deepening divisions. Balancing equity and unity, it tests India's democratic resolve to use data for justice without fueling identity politics.
The Indus Waters Treaty: A Detailed Examination of Its Origins, Current Crisis, and Future Implications
India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the 2025 Pahalgam attack escalates tensions with Pakistan. The move risks water security, regional stability, and sets a dangerous precedent for transboundary rivers, urging dialogue to avert crisis.
Necessity and Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law: Legal Boundaries in Armed Conflict
The principles of necessity and proportionality in IHL limit warfare by balancing military objectives with humanitarian concerns. Rooted in treaties and customary law, they ensure that force is essential and proportionate, preventing excessive harm to civilians.
International Commercial Arbitration vs. International Investment Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis
International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) and International Investment Arbitration (IIA) differ in scope, legal frameworks, and policy concerns. ICA resolves private disputes, while IIA involves state sovereignty, public interest, and investment treaty obligations.
Understanding Cyber Laws in the Globalised world: from the Budapest treaty to the UN
In the digital era, cyber laws safeguard security, privacy, and governance. Global treaties like the Budapest Convention and UN Cybercrime Convention aim to combat cyber threats, balancing sovereignty and cooperation. India upholds sovereignty while evolving its cyber laws.
Decoding Legislation: Core Principles of Statutory Interpretation
Statutory interpretation ensures laws align with legislative intent while adapting to modern realities. Courts use the literal, golden, mischief, and purposive rules to balance strict textual reading with practical application, ensuring justice and legal certainty.
Transitional Justice in Rwanda: The Role of Gacaca Courts
Rwanda's Gacaca courts were a unique transitional justice mechanism aimed at addressing the 1994 genocide. These community-based courts prioritized reconciliation over retribution, fostering dialogue and healing. Despite criticism, they played a crucial role in post-genocide justice.
Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS): A new frontier in Criminal Investigation
Brain Electrical Oscillation Signature Profiling (BEOS) is a forensic technique that detects experiential knowledge through brain activity. Used in Indian courts, it serves as corroborative evidence. While innovative, its legal validity and ethical implications remain debated.
Sustainable Development and its Impact on International Investment Law
Sustainable development is reshaping international investment law, integrating environmental and social considerations into investment agreements. This article explores the evolution of IIAs, sustainability provisions, key challenges, case studies, and future trends.
The Withdrawal of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025: Turning point for Legal Reforms
The withdrawal of the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025 marks a turning point in India's legal reforms. Amid strong opposition from lawyers and the Bar Council of India, concerns over government oversight, restrictions on protests, and professional accountability led to its retraction.
Impact of International Investment Law on developing countries
International investment law shapes economic policies in developing nations by attracting FDI while restricting regulatory sovereignty. While it fosters growth, it raises concerns over investor-state disputes, financial burdens, and environmental sustainability.
The Right to Privacy in the Era of Cyber Espionage: A Threat to Human Right
Unauthorized access, commonly known as cyber espionage, poses a major global threat to privacy. It has led to incidents like the 2024 Russian cyberattack on Ukraine and the 2023 Pegasus spyware case, among others, highlighting its widespread impact.
Victims of Ideology: Iraq’s Personal Status Law Amendment
The amendment to Iraq’s Personal Status Law grants religious courts authority over marriage, divorce, and inheritance, risking child marriages and gender inequality. It contradicts international treaties like CEDAW and CRC, undermining decades of legal progress.
Trade Wars and Tariffs: The Legal Implications for Global Commerce
Tariffs shape global trade, impacting economies and legal frameworks. The U.S. under Trump imposed new tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico, citing security concerns. This has led to retaliatory measures, raising legal challenges under WTO rules and disrupting commerce.
Critical Analysis of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979
Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act 1979, enacted as a temporary measure, has led to human rights violations due to vague definitions and unchecked state power. Despite international pressure, it remains a tool for suppressing dissent, undermining democracy and rule of law.
Battle for Autonomy: How the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Threatens the Legal Profession
The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, threatens the autonomy of India's legal profession by allowing government control over the Bar Council of India. With provisions enabling political interference and restricting lawyers' rights, the bill has sparked strong resistance.
The Border Security, Asylum and Illegal Immigration Bill 2025- The United Kingdom
The UK’s Border Security, Asylum, and Immigration Bill 2025 seeks to overhaul the immigration system, strengthening national security against organized illegal immigration crime while reshaping asylum policies to enhance border control and enforcement.
Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade: Precedent to Prejudice
The overturning of Roe v. Wade has set a dangerous precedent, stripping women of reproductive rights and blurring the line between law and religious ideology. This decision threatens judicial stability, endangers lives, and undermines the core principles of liberty.
Transferred Malice in Criminal Law: The Doctrine and Its Judicial Interpretation
The doctrine of transferred malice holds that intent to harm one person applies even if another is harmed instead. Recognized under Section 301 IPC (now Section 102 BNS), it ensures criminal liability despite unintended victims.
The Evolution of Pension Schemes in India: From OPS to UPS
The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) merges the security of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) with the flexibility of the New Pension Scheme (NPS). It offers assured pensions, inflation protection, and family benefits, balancing employee welfare with fiscal sustainability.
A Vision for Resilient and Inclusive India: Decoding the Union Budget 2025-2026
The Union Budget 2025-26 prioritizes MSMEs, infrastructure, and digital transformation. Key highlights include enhanced credit access, tax relief, manufacturing incentives, and green energy investments, fostering inclusive growth and positioning India for a resilient future.
Intellectual Property as a Caste Atrocity: A Legal Breakthrough in Social Justice
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court’s ruling that intellectual property loss qualifies for compensation under the SC/ST Act. This landmark decision expands the definition of property, ensuring greater protection for marginalized scholars facing caste-based discrimination.
Right to Burial in village graveyard, Supreme Court upholds Right to Dignity for Tribal Christian Pastor
The Supreme Court upheld the right to dignity in death, ruling that burial rights cannot be denied based on religion or conversion. It emphasized secularism, equality, and Article 21, reaffirming that dignity extends beyond life and discrimination is unconstitutional.