Media Reforms: Time for a Lesson in Self-Discipline

By: Tarika Jain In India, the freedom of speech and expression has been widened generously by the Indian judiciary and in turn, exploited relentlessly by the media. As a result, there is information and opinions galore via all forms of mass communication known to mankind. In order to prevent this powerful tool of media from running rogue in the country, various regulatory mechanisms have been … Continue reading Media Reforms: Time for a Lesson in Self-Discipline

The Shruti Seth Controversy: Need for Greater Regulation?

By: Akshat Agarwal and Anvita Dulluri Recently, the #SelfieWithDaughter campaign launched by the Prime Minister became trending news on the internet, more so for the controversy, it generated than for the social cause it sought to espouse. The attempt was aimed at raising awareness about the prevalence of female foeticide in India and the rapidly declining sex ratio. It received a sensational response across the … Continue reading The Shruti Seth Controversy: Need for Greater Regulation?

The Constantine Conundrum: Can PIOs and OCIs Represent India in FIFA Competitions?

By: Pratyush Pandey Stephen Constantine, coach of the Indian Football Team, devastated by India’s loss to Guam, expressed his desire to select players of Indian origin to represent the Indian team. Interestingly, Guam had fielded several US-based players who have played for clubs in the Major League Soccer (MLS)[1] in its win over India. Michael Chopra, who is considered one of the most talented Indian origin … Continue reading The Constantine Conundrum: Can PIOs and OCIs Represent India in FIFA Competitions?

Online Arbitration in India

By: Ananya Pratap Singh & Lauv Kumar INTRODUCTION With the advent of e-commerce worldwide, India has proved to be a lucrative market for Multinational Corporations (or MNCs) for commencing businesses. Consumers in India are not much aware of their digital rights. Moreover, India also lacks dispute resolution forums for such digital claims. In this scenario, there is an impending need for Online Arbitration (hereinafter ‘OA’) … Continue reading Online Arbitration in India

Law as a Tool to Protect

By: Abhishek Dwivedi “If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” – Winston S. Churchill In 2014, when the new Indian government took charge, one of the first priorities it listed in its election manifesto was to repeal a host of redundant and obsolete laws. The idea was to simplify the doing of business in the country and emphasize the Make-in-India scheme. … Continue reading Law as a Tool to Protect