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Bilkis Bano Verdict: Hope for Social Justice and Women’s Rights in India

Establishing democratic societies on the basis of social justice and truth, particularly by well-meaning socio-political institutions, including the judiciary, is not easy. The construction of public conception of moral and psychological ‘‘social good’’ constituting the fundamental character of social justice and truth is also a challenge. The recent verdict by the Supreme Court (SC) in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder case that rescinded the remission of 11 convicts does raise hope for a democratic India based on social justice, even though it seems to be a bit of an oddity nowadays.

Stars, Stripes, and Struggles: Navigating the Turbulence of American Democracy Today

The world is passing through a phase of disorder, which is posing serious policy questions for nations big and small. But the one country that should have been at the center of shaping these conversations is entangled with its own domestic political challenges. The US is struggling to find some meaning in the spectacle that is passing for American democracy these days.

Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) and their Contribution to Sustainable Food Systems

India’s population is growing at a faster rate. India overtakes China as the world's most populous country. Presently, the Indian food system faces many challenges ranging from increasing pressure on natural resources (soils, water, air, forests) to climate change to fragmenting land holdings, increasing urbanization, and high rates of malnutrition amongst children.

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