Introduction The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued Press Note 2 of 2026 (PN2) on March 15, 2026, which relaxed the restrictions imposed by Press Note 3 of 2020 on foreign direct investment (FDI) by investors from countries that share a land border with India (Land Border Countries or LBCs). Under
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Introduction In recent times, there has been a significant increase in efforts from Pakistan’s side asserting that the Indus Water Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the IWT Treaty) has wrongfully been put in abeyance by India. On 30th June, from Pakistan’s side, Mr Ishaq Dhar, who is currently the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, posted on
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Introduction Constitutional lawyers often describe separation of powers as a problem of allocation. Legislatures make law, executives enforce it, and courts interpret it. The familiar diagram is useful, but it can also be misleading. It suggests that constitutional design consists mainly of drawing boundaries around competences and then asking whether one institution has crossed into
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Introduction The digital infrastructure of India reached a crucial point during 2026 because synthetic media content which includes deepfakes and AI-generated videos, audio forgeries and hyper-realistic image manipulations created new obstacles for all public conversations and electoral processes and personal dignity and state defence systems. The 2025 amendment to the Information Technology Rules (Intermediary Guidelines
Introduction In August 2022, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) suspended the All India Football Federation (“AIFF”) from all international activities. India lost its right to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Its participation in global football governance was frozen overnight. Strikingly, the suspension had nothing to do with match-fixing, doping, or financial misconduct
