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    Criminalisation Leads To Exploitation: The Mumbai Story No One Knows About

    In 2014, drug cases in Mumbai spiked by almost 500%, for no discernible reason. We study the data to see why, and what it can tell us about the broken justice system in India.

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    Case for Decriminalising Cannabis Use in India

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    India Justice Report 2019

    A ranking of Indian states and the robustness of their justice systems

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    A Framework for Countering Mobilised Violence

    Need for regulating groups with a history of engaging in violence, and for reframing hate speech under the Indian Penal Code

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