Hijacking Ryanair Plane & Kidnapping Of Roman Protasevich : An International Law Analysis
Belarus continues to be in the news and all for the wrong reasons each time. Its government has arrested Roman Prostasevich, a feisty, 26 year old rebellious journalist, dissenter and freethinker, last week in a dramatic exercise of force by hijacking a plane that he was travelling in and getting it to ‘force land in […]
Cyberbullying, Trolls, Cyberstalkers – How Do They Operate? What Are The Laws In India To Tackle Them?
What is Cyberbullying or Cyber-harassment ? Cyberbullying or cyber-harassment is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. In short it is online bullying. Wikipedia defines cyberbullying as “ an aggressive intentional act or behaviour that is carried out by a group or an individual, using electronic forms of contact, repeatedly and over time […]
Ukraine War – India Walking A Diplomatic Tight-rope. To Be Or Not To Be?
Russia’s war on Ukraine has put India in a spot and ever since the blitzkrieg began on 24th February we have been walking a diplomatic tightrope with PM Modi’s government trying to avoid taking sides at the same time striving to maintain a balancing act between the West on one side and Russia on the […]
Pegasus Explosion & Likely Eruption Of Massive Can Of Worms Across World.
After a long hiatus from my blog I decided it was time to revisit my space and vent my thoughts and perspective on l’affaire Pegasus: The spyware that allegedly triggered the infamous,’ snoopgate scandal’ causing considerable consternation in Israel. The explosive revelations in the Israeli media, inspite of the protracted and unsettling silence of the […]
Why PM Modi Is Engaging With The Kashmiri Leaders Now?
On 24 June, 2021, PM Modi held a 3 hour long meeting with 14 Kashmiri political leaders among whom were 4 former Chief Ministers of Jammu & Kashmir( J & K). The day was carefully chosen since it coincided with the death anniversary of an emotively inspiring figure for the Bharatiya Janata Party, and founder […]
Whatsapp Versus Govt Of India : The Pursuit For Privacy
WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court against India’s new and stricter IT rules that require instant messaging platforms to aid in identifying the ‘originator’ of messages. The Writ Petition challenging the Constitutional validity of the rules, which came into force on May 26, 2021, was filed on May 25, 2021. In the meanwhile, as […]
Prime Minister Netanyahu : The Sole Beneficiary Of Israel-hamas War
The recent war between Hamas and Israel and the civil unrest between Jews and Arabs in Israel dealt a strong blow to efforts of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opponents to unseat the Israeli leader after a series of inconclusive elections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the political ‘magician’ has ruled Israel for 15 years in all, […]
Cm Jagan Reddy’s Letter To Cji – Mightier Than The Sword Or A Blatant Attempt To Smear The Judiciary?
The Indian judiciary has hit the headlines once again. A constitutional authority has attacked another constitutional authority blatantly and without following any protocol. On October 6, the Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Jagan Reddy, wrote to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Mr. S. A. Bobde, complaining about the alleged interventions of the […]
Prashant Bhushan’s Contempt Case – Sledgehammer Or Judicious?
Today, former Law Minister Mr. Kapil Sibal defended veteran lawyer Prashant Bhushan, tweeting, “contempt power being used as a sledgehammer” and further warning that history would judge the courts for “having let us down.” Mr. Sibal’s stance is expected, since anybody and everybody who is opposing the Central Government seems to be on the side […]
Open Letter To Hon’ble Chief Justice – Dispensing Of Justice During Covid19 Pandemic
Rajiv Chavan Senior Advocate July 28, 2020. The Hon’ble The Chief Justice, Bombay High Court, Fort, Mumbai. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta, Re: Ensuring the delivery of justice during the COVID-19 Pandemic The High Court and lower courts in Maharashtra have been closed for physical hearings since March 22, 2020. The High Court and lower […]