Nidhi Shyam Singh, BBA.LLB(H), Symbiosis Law School, Pune Introduction The emergence of drones as a revolutionizing technology in modern warfare has transformed national security strategic mathematics across the globe. In today's security landscape, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have evolved from cutting-edge military prototypes to central tools of intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and kinetic operations. India, situated at the crossroads of complex regional

Md. Mahadi Hasan, LLB (Hons), University of Asia Pacific LLM, University of Asia Pacific in collaboration with UNESCO MADANJEET SINGH SOUTH ASIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL & HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES (UMSAILS) Apprentice Lawyer, Cumilla District Bar Association Research Associate, OGR Legal, Dhaka, Bangladesh ABSTRACT Water pollution has become one of the most serious environmental concerns in Dhaka that affecting public health, river ecosystems, and the sustainable management o

Mehak, Advocate at District and Sessions Court, Amritsar ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the coaching industry in India has profoundly reshaped the country’s educational landscape, giving rise to a parallel system of “shadow education” that operates alongside formal schooling. This article undertakes a historical and socio-legal examination of the coaching industry in India vis-à-vis the constitutional and statutory commitment to the right to education. Tracing the evolution

Sharanya Sinha, Techno India University ABSTRACT "The next world war will not be fought with bombs and bullets but with bytes and bandwidths." – Anonymous This prescient observation captures the essence of the evolving nature of modern warfare. In an era where cyberspace has emerged as the fifth domain of conflict alongside land, sea, air, and space. Cyberwarfare represents a paradigm shift in how states and non-state actors engage in hostilities. Cyberwarfare, distinct from

Carol James, Assistant Professor, St Josephs College of Law, Bengaluru ABSTRACT This paper undertakes a critical re-examination of the marital rape exception in India within the framework of constitutional validity and criminal jurisprudence. It traces the historical justification of the exception under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and evaluates its continued relevance in light of contemporary criminal law reforms introduced through the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The stud

Shubham Pathak, GITAM University SEBI, on December 3r,d 2025, updated its framework around foreign investors and amended the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2025, and SEBI (Foreign Venture Capital Investors) Regulations, 2025. One of the major changes brought about by the amendments is Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors (SWAGAT-FI). This framework has relaxed the onboarding and ongoing compliance for a specific set of Fo

Dr Urvashi Sharma, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Law School, Noida, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune ABSTRACT The pharmaceutical patent system sits at the intersection of two competing imperatives, incentivising innovation and ensuring affordable access to medicines. While the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) globalised minimum standards of patent protection, it also intensified concerns regarding “evergreening” a st

Arnav Singh, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru ABSTRACT CA & GSC assets present a material disruption to international financial governance and enforcement frameworks. The CA market worldwide has reached a cap of $3.08 trillion USD. This encourages regulators to impose frameworks for regulation which are territorially and jurisdictionally bound. This uneven regulation gives birth to an empirically verifiable regulatory arbitrage , as highlighted in the FSB’s

Vishesh Rawat, Sage University, Bhopal ABSTRACT The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) has been introduced to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with the aim of modernising India’s criminal law in line with constitutional values and present-day social realities. The new legislation seeks to move away from colonial-era assumptions, respond to technological developments, and place greater emphasis on the rights and dignity of victims. Despite these objectives, certain provisi

Chanchal & Aditya Lohani ABSTRACT In modern digital economies, data has been a major source of value, but as the legal nature of data, there is a lack of clarity and theory. In this paper, the author focuses on the increasing lack of tie between the economic significance of data and its diminished importance in the context of conventional intellectual property regimes. By a doctrinal study of the law of copyright, patent and trade secret, the study reveals that the current I

Anushka Karthik, Jindal Global Law School INTRODUCTION When more than one personal law operates in the same nation, justice itself becomes a matter of identity, not equality.” Sarla Mudgal v. Union of India was a landmark case for the Supreme Court of India that greatly influenced the discussion about personal law, conversion, and the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) through judicial intervention. The Court was faced with a question that involved constitutional morality, religious fr

Tuhina Chaturvedi (Research Scholar (Law), Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal Dr. Neelesh Sharma, Dean (Law), Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal ABSTRACT Insider trading poses one of the most persistent threats to the fairness and integrity of financial markets, undermining investor confidence and long- term capital formation. In India, the regulation of insider trading has evolved significantly, culminating in the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 20

Danny Varghese, LLM, Amity University Uthara J, LLM, Amity University ABSTRACT The rule of law includes access to justice as one of its pillars but in India this has proven to be elusive to many of the marginalized citizens. This socio- legal research provides an analysis of how the legal aid system in India supports the delivery of justice concentrating on publicity of legal aid and efficacy of legal aid services. The paper puts the problem within the constitutional imperati

Tushar Gupta, Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Management and Research (BVIMR) Himanshi Ahuja, Delhi Metropolitan Education, GGSIPU ABSTRACT India’s proposed Securities Markets Code represents a landmark shift from the present fragmented and statute-specific regulatory framework to a unified and principle-based architecture for the securities markets. The draft legislation, by consolidating the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the Securities and Exchange Board of I

Devika M, Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram ABSTRACT Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly emerging as a defining force in judicial modernization, with courts across the world integrating technology to enhance efficiency, access, and transparency. In India, this shift forms part of a broader digital transformation under the eCourts Project, supported by initiatives such as SUPACE and SUVAS. Within this evolving landscape, the Kerala High Court has introduced the Po

Kutral Eswari A, The Central Law College, Salem ABSTRACT Indian secularism represents a constitutionally distinct model that seeks to balance religious freedom with equality, social reform, and constitutional morality. Unlike Western secularism, which politicises strict separation between religion and the State, the Indian Constitution permits regulated State engagement with religion to preserve public order and protect fundamental rights. In recent decades, however, Indian s

Vaishnaavi V, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Dr. Saji Sivan S, Associate Professor at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai ABSTRACT The reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj Institutions, introduced through the Seventy-Third Constitutional Amendment, represents one of the most transformative experiments in democratic decentralization in independent India. By mandating women’s participation in local self- governance, the reform sought not only to corre

Namya Nayyar, LLB, Chandigarh University ABSTRACT Whistleblowing is commonly referred to as the practice of disclosing information which may be detrimental to the public at large. It is an essential element of corporate governance, particularly seen since the decline of the laissez-faire era. Since the importance of corporate governance has become an integral part, the significance of whistleblowing and the protection thereof has been globally recognised. The US stands to be

Yuvaraj D, LLM, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University ABSTRACT The admissibility of illegally obtained evidence remains a critical issue in criminal justice systems, as it directly affects the balance between effective law enforcement and the protection of fundamental human rights. This research undertakes a comparative analysis of the exclusionary rule as applied in India and the United States of America. While the United States has developed a constitutionally entrench

Kashish Sharma, IILM University, Gurugram ABSTRACT Nomination and Remuneration Committees (NRCs) play a pivotal role in ensuring transparency, independence, and accountability in corporate governance by overseeing board appointments, performance evaluation, and executive remuneration. In India, NRCs are statutorily mandated under Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, reflecting

Malavika Manivannan, SVKM'S Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Introduction The rapid developing digital era has been boon as well as a ban for the contemporary society, where the individual autonomy and personhood within the digital realm are at stake, and the very essence of human identity hands in precarious balance. These situations do not merely constitute speculative cacotopia but represent the tangible demand of the contemporary digital setting, wherein deve

Ria Garg & Ananya Garg, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), WBNUJS, Kolkata) ABSTRACT The convergence of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and the various prevalent market manipulations schemes, one of them being pump-and-dump, creates a big impediment in the efficient working of financial markets. With the rise in the abuse of pump-and-dump mechanics through which stock prices are artificially inflated to portray hyped up demand by insider information tactics

Ms. Pallavi Minz, Research Scholar, National University of Study and Research in Law Dr. Hiral Mehta Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law, National University of Study and Research in Law ABSTRACT The rise of virtual currencies has significantly altered the way financial transactions are conceived and conducted, bringing with it both innovation and regulatory concern. In India, the growing use of cryptocurrencies has outpaced the development of a clear legal framework, resulting

Swetha R, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.), School of Excellence in Law (TNDALU) Ms. T. Vaishali, B.A., B.L (Hons)., LL.M., Assistant Professor of Law, Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Administration, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai ABSTRACT “Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise”, says Pope Francis. Drug trafficking is one of the foremost problems for many countries across the world. Drug trafficking is defined a