Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

SUPREME COURT ON SPECIAL LAW FOR HATE CRIMES

The Supreme Court declined a separate anti-racial slur law, citing Article 14 equality concerns. The 2026 Anjel Chakma case revived debate over BNS adequacy versus Bezbaruah Committee proposals. Unlike Tehseen Poonawalla (2018), the Court favors aggravated sentencing and police sensitization to address bias crimes without deepening polarization.

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Decolonization of Symbols in India Explained

Symbolic decolonization replaces colonial names, laws, and insignia with indigenous markers under the Panch Pran vision. Steps like Kartavya Path, new criminal codes, and cultural symbols aim to reclaim identity, though critics caution against tokenism and urge parallel focus on substantive governance reforms.

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