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12 May 2026
The emergence of India as a global sporting power exhibits a conspicuous contradiction. On the one hand, India is opening itself for hosting mega-sporting events. The country will be hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad and is one of the frontrunners for the 2036 Olympic bid. We also co-hosted Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup & emerged victorious and are set to host the BWF World Championship 2026 in August. On the other hand, is the nation’s domestic sporting . . .
by Tarun, Anamika Shukla & Dr. Niyati Pandey
27 March 2026
The Supreme Court of India between 2022 and early 2026, framed Hate Speech as a grave constitutional wrong and police inaction as Contempt, yet failed to imitate a single contempt proceeding. Despite strong suo moto directions in Shaheen Abdullah and Ashwini Kumar Upadhayay, and a ‘sacrosanct duty’ rhetoric, the court signalled the closure of its landmark petitions on hate speech on January 20th, 2026 forcing its inherent ‘contempt’ thunder into an unenforced precedent.