DailyPost 1859 PEGASUS – JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT “If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.”- George Orwell, 1984 This is how the judgement on the Pegasus saga started. Can there be any secret in the government which is known only to one person? The processes, the procurements, expenditure incurred and substantive […]
DailyPost 1858 BROKEN SYSTEM PREDATORS Has the criminal justice system in this country ever become robust so as to deliver, in large part, what is expected out of it? There is no definitive answer to it, suffice to say, that all stakeholders knew the direction which it was to be taken, and level of expertise,
DailyPost 1857 INVESTIGATION IN THE DOCK Investigation is the legal act of finding the truth with the necessary substantiation which can withstand the test of judicial scrutiny and lead to conviction. There are other methods where the same rule applies differently, enquiry commissions, fact finding committees, court supervised investigations, arbitrations, tribunals, regulatory agencies / authorities and
DailyPost 1856 THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN IN A DISARRAY One the face it indicators of normalcy and economic activities getting back on rails, with the feeling of the COVID-19 tapering, but the Post COVID-19 life / phase seems to be still a long way off. During the unimaginable disruptions of the pandemic, some deep damages
DailyPost 1855 SEXTORTION It’s not as recent and not as bizarre a mode of crime as it seems to be at the first instance. It has been a part of the criminal’s toolkit for quite some time. Might be because of this, we have camera shutters in the latest laptops. In Feb 2010, Anthony Stanci
DailyPost 1854 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – WHO WILL JUDGE? The criminal justice system was created to pass on timely justice to the citizens of this country, aggrieved by criminal acts, and to provide punishment within a reasonable time to the accused, with predictability, so as to make a visible feel of fairness, justice delivery and deterrence.
DailyPost 1853 NATIONAL CCTV LABORATORY How much have CCTVs changed our lives, it would be very difficult to decide? How much computer vision makes a difference to our lives? What is the mammoth difference between what CCTVs could do a decade back and what it does today? From immigration to fire to accidents to crime detection
DailyPost 1852 DEMOCRATIC OWNERSHIP – A LOST CAUSE? In this country everybody is following everything and still the vast majority of things don’t happen, if they do, it’s beyond the stipulated time or not of the right quality. What is the rule of law? Is it only meant for criminal cases and blatant injustice which
DailyPost 1851 PARTYLESS DEMOCRACY? As we understand the world over, democratic process and then governance is dominated by political parties. Political parties are the well-established mechanisms by which the game of politics is played. From the two party system to the completely fragmented Indian political scenario, in whichever manner, they will rule the roost. Whatever come
DailyPost 1850 DEMOCRACTIC GOVERNMENTS – WHAT ARE THEY? Are democratic governments one single organization? The way we refer to a government is that of being one entity. A monolith created out of the will of people, which can steamroll all fears and miseries and is destined to bring peace, prosperity and happiness in every way. Election
DailyPost 1849 GLOBAL WAR ON RANSOMWARE! Will the global war on ransomware ever happen? The lip service to cyber security has brought us to this pass, and when the dark clouds are visible all across the horizon, we are into the ostrich mode, hiding our head in the sand. While the bad omen was made visible
