Abstract: With the Indian Buy Now Pay Later (“BNPL”) market expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2023 to 2028, it has become a popular alternative to traditional credit for small-ticket items. However, regulatory and systemic challenges persist as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on credit-based BNPL models, mandating Continue reading
Author: Abhishek Sivaraman
The Push for Change: Assam’s Proposal to Repeal Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935
I. Introduction The Assam Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan tabled the Assam Repealing Bill, 2024 in the State Assembly. It was introduced to replace the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024; and repeal the pre-Independence era Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935 and the Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Rules, 1935. The Continue reading
From Genetic Gold to Regulatory Gaps: Why the DPDPA Needs to Evolve for Effective CRISPR Oversight
Introduction On 25th November 2018, the world woke up to the startling news of designer babies, an event that was termed the “first leap of faith in science”. This groundbreaking incident made possible by Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (“CRISPR”) – a gene editing technology employed to modify DNA selectively, shocked the world and Continue reading
Superman vs Sauron: Reckoning with Non-State Actors in Cyberwarfare
Introduction Cyber warfare is an extension of policy by actions taken in cyberspace by state or non-state actors that either constitute a serious threat to a nation’s security or are conducted in response to a perceived threat against a nation’s security. It is mainly an internet-based conflict involving politically motivated attacks on information and information Continue reading
Eyes on the Skies: The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024
I. Introduction India’s aviation industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, positioning the country as one of the largest air travel markets in the world. Representing a major step towards addressing the need for a more comprehensive framework to regulate Indian aviation, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024 (hereinafter referred to as the Vayuyan Continue reading
1st SLJ Justice SL Kochar Symposium 2025
Registration Form Student Law Journal (DNLU SLJ), Dharmashastra National Law University is organising its 1st SLJ Justice SL Kochar Symposium 2025 in collaboration with Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. About DNLU, Jabalpur Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, was established in 2018 as the second National Law University in Madhya Pradesh after NLIU, Bhopal. DNLU Continue reading
Astro-Imperialism: Unravelling the Impact of Privatizing and Militarizing Outer Space on Climate Justice and Life on Earth
Introduction The space race is making leaps and advances.But, it has also presented numerous obstacles in maintaining sovereignty and equity while dealing with outer space. Due to dearth of strict regulation and various loopholes in the legal framework, there is a rapid rise in the commercialization of military in outer space that reflects a humongous Continue reading
Private Players and Public Concerns: India’s Space Race
I. Introduction From becoming the first country to land on the south pole of the moon to the world’s first 3D- printed semi-cryogenic engine, India has taken exponential leaps when it comes to space technology. Not only this, it has also ushered into commercial space age. Although India has kept its space sector highly centralized, Continue reading
Pune Porsche Car Accident: Is Lesser Punishment Based on Age Justifiable?
Introduction In India, the main legislation dealing with cases involving children is the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (“JJA”), 2015. This Act acknowledges that children require different considerations and approaches compared to adult offenders. However, cases involving serious offences, such as the recent ‘Pune Porsche Car Accident Case’, raise questions about whether Continue reading
India’s AI Revolution on the Horizon: Harmonising Economic Growth and Governance
1. Introduction: The Rise of AI in India ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (“AI”) is the new buzzword in tech circles. Nvidia CEO started this conversation by saying, “Own your own national intelligence. You cannot allow that to be done by other people.” Taking pride in owning the intelligence in the digital realm of AI implies the existence Continue reading
