Sanjana Shankar (UG '28) examines the allure of insisting the Jantar Mantar protests remain "apolitical", pointing out the inherently political nature of protests — evident in who participates, who is challenged, and who is heard the loudest.

India is witnessing one of the most significant waves of youth mobilisation in the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) tenure, and this momentum is worth supporting. This brings forth an opportunity to critically examine one of the movement’s most visible vehicles: the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Consequently, while looking at the ongoing protest, it is worth closely inspecting the CJP’s role, and how it reveals far more about the boundaries of acceptable dissent in India than it doe

The Editorial Board of The Edict unequivocally condemns the horrific acts of violence directed at students and peaceful protesters on the 20th of July 2026 at Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas in New Delhi. These include the use of police force, multiple accounts of assault, arbitrary detention, intimidation, and the deployment of violence, whether by the state or by those who act with its protection to suppress democratic participation. The willingness of any government t

Eitan Gilboa, an Israeli soldier was found vacationing in Himachal Pradesh, India in early June 2026 when the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint with Indian authorities, seeking his arrest. According to the HRF, Gilboa was involved in the destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, which he recorded and posted on his social media. The state is obligated to investigate individuals accused of such crimes in line with the Geneva Convention. By the time the relevan