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THE TRUTH MAY NOT SET YOU FREE, BUT IT WILL KEEP YOU SANE


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WELCOME TO THE INDIAN OUTPOST

As an Indian have you ever wondered why our laws are still steeped in the habits
of Empire, while seemingly the rest of the world has moved on? Or why Indian
businessmen routinely land up in jail?

Is it because we are a particularly corrupt people or because we particularly
despise businessmen, and the idea of making money? Up with Socialism, down with
Capitalism! is bred into us from school but we understand neither, except there
are only two sides - one good and the other bad.

Is it possible that the answer is more complex than that?

 

Have you wondered why Indian life & politics is so violent? Or even, is it,
compared to other countries? What does a Freedom Index mean in real terms for
you and me on a daily basis? Which freedoms are we losing ? If India holds
elections every 5 years, doesn't it automatically mean we are a free country? Or
does it? What freedoms do Indians even care about? Do we put freedom of religion
above freedom of speech? Or do we think they're equal? And what does either
answer say about us, as a people?



I've long wondered about these and other things and more often received
ideological opinions instead of facts. It's hard to even get a discursive
conversation about the smallest things Indian. What are the dominant Indian
values, for instance? By that I don't mean the values of political parties that
come and go, or values that newspapers, scholars and public intellectuals tells
us we should  have.  But an honest discussion on things that the Indian
every-man/woman values in his or her daily life. You and me. Our parents. For
better or worse, what value choices do we make in our everyday lives, why, and
how do they impact us as individuals and as a society?

This Outpost is a wide-ranging and meandering search for answers to all sorts of
questions that have plagued me for years. JS Mills said on

Why did the Western world take over the seas, exploration and therefore become
the colonizers and why didn't we, as a much older civilization? (I could ask the
same question for the Chinese, but I'm really not that interested in them).

Why does honor have such a different meaning in our culture, than it does in
enlightenment cultures?  Why do we lie so easily? Why are we so good at Math and
yet so bad at architecture?

It's an Indian Outpost, because however much I may like to believe I’m a citizen
of the world, Indian experiences have shaped my growth for better and worse. And
while I have more questions than answers at this time, perhaps, perchance, I may
find some answers as I go along.



This isn't me. Though I was once here. Image by Vivek Chugh @ Pixabay


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WHO DO THEY SERVE?


UNDERSTANDING THE MANDATE OF INDIA'S INTELLIGENCE BUREAU

The Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB) is a legacy of the British and steeped in
the habits of empire. It is 65 olders than Independent India and its members
believe they carry the flame of an older, better, value sytem. The IB was not
empowered by an elected body, whether British or Indian. It's loyalty is to
those who hire them, not to the rule of law. The government told the court a few
years ago that the IB was a 'private body'. Strictly speaking - that would make
them vigilantes in the service of the party in power; an internal security
agency,  that anwers only to its political masters with no legislalative or
judicial oversight. Yet - they get people jailed through 'secret informants' and
'sealed evidence', influence elections in the most populous democracy in the
world, and vet Supreme Court and High Court Judges. The question almost asks
itself - Who answers to Whom?


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SERIES - HAREN PANDYA

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DID THE CBI COVER UP THE TRUTH IN THE PANDYA INVESTIGATION?

Gujarat’s former home minister and early Narendra Modi rival Haren Pandya was
shot to death on 26 March 2003 in the state’s capital. The CBI arrived to
investigate the case two days later. It is the evidence they ignored that stands
out most: the fact that the car in which Pandya was allegedly killed, had no
blood stains; that the bullets recovered from his body, did not match those
presented in court and the ME’s explanation for the bullet trajectories did not
match the possibilities of the crime scene

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CRIME,LAW & POLITICS

 * Sep 13, 2023



Before Crime, Criminalization

The first step in the algorithm of the criminal law process, is criminalization.
And what is criminalized depends on people in power.





POLITICAL ECONOMY,BIZ &TECH

 * Feb 28, 2023



BACKLASH!

As the campaign against H1Bs and offshoring takes off in the US, are Indian
companies doing enough to deal with the backlash?




RESOURCES

 * Sep 13, 2023



Definition of Crime: Extracts from the Joseph Shine Judgment

Extracts from Joseph Shine vs Union of India that decriminalized Adultery and in
which J Dipak Misra deals with the definition of crime




DATA

 * Sep 10, 2022



5 Indian States Account for 49% of all Judicial Delays in 2019

Kerala, UP & Bihar are the most litigious states. UP has the highest number of
pending cases, followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and West Bengal




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I read, I write, I drink coffee. I'm trying to give up smoking. For more

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LETTERS AND PAPERS FROM PRISON

BONHOEFFER, DIETRICH, 1906-1945

Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than wickedness. Evil can be
protested against, exposed, and, if necessary, it can be prevented by force.
Evil always harbors the germ of self-destruction by inducing at least some
uneasiness in people. We are defenseless against stupidity. Nothing can be done
to oppose it, neither with protests nor with violence. Reasons cannot prevail.
Facts that contradict one's prejudice simply don't need to be believed, and when
they are inescapable, they can simply be brushed aside as meaningless, isolated
cases.


RARELY SOCIAL, STILL....


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