15 August 2022

Outlook Magazine - 15 August 2022

Max Weber believed the State having a monopoly on violence was good, as it derived its legitimacy from the society it governed. But what happens when it uses illegitimate and disproportionate violence against its own? In this issue, we uncover the sordid saga of fake encounters.

Fake Encounters: Why Does Public Support Extrajudicial Killings In India?
Not only are fake ‘encounter’ killings by cops rampant across the country, they are wildly cheered by a people who have lost faith in the criminal justice system
BY Prakash Singh 15 August 2022
Punjab Has A Sordid Story Of Encounter Killings
The government retaliation against Khalistani terrorism inaugurated a chapter in the state's history that's yet to end
BY Ashutosh Sharma 15 August 2022
Fake Encounters In India: Laws, Flaws & Fear
Since there is a thin line between exercising the right to self-defence, retaliation and using excessive force, police encounters must always be looked at with a critical eye, say experts
BY Peerzada Muzamil 15 August 2022
How The 'Encounter Specialists' Of Bombay Crime Branch Became Larger-than-life Figures
12 Maharashtra police officers took on Mumbai’s underworld and broke its back. All of them fell from grace faster than their trek to fame.
BY Haima Deshpande 15 August 2022
Encounter Killings: Death Squads Continue To Operate In Many Countries
South Asia has a particularly blood-soaked record of extrajudicial killings as State-sponsored hit squads are always at work, taking out political opponents and critics
BY Seema Guha 15 August 2022
The Killing Fields: A Photograph That Laid Bare Assam’s Dark Chapter Of 'Secret Killings'
The secret killings are not the first cases of alleged extrajudicial killings in Assam. Since the 1990s, individual cases of extrajudicial killings have been reported in the state.
BY Syeda Ambia Zahan 15 August 2022
Brave New World: Paradigm Shift In Indian Education System After NEP 2020
The first National Education Policy (NEP), with an unprecedented allocation of 6 per cent of the GDP towards education, aims at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower.
BY Dr Karthick Sridhar 15 August 2022
Leadership For Excellence: Words And Actions Must Demonstrate Commitment To Values, Guiding Principles
Successful leaders must learn to prioritise the personal and professional recognition of others’ accomplishments, as well as the achievements of the institution, over their own.
BY Dr Karthick Sridhar 15 August 2022
Prashant Kishor May Launch New Party Soon, Will Bihar Accept His Issue-based Politics?
Experts feel Prashant Kishor wants to replicate AAP’s (Aam Aadmi Party) formula of issue-based politics in Delhi, but contend that it may not be possible in Bihar
BY Umesh Kumar Ray 15 August 2022
Here's Why Fake ‘Encounter’ Killings Are Carried Out With Impunity Across India
The highest levels of government keep encouraging police, paramilitary and army units to eliminate "undesirables" even as the public cheers the rogue elements from the sidelines
BY Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 15 August 2022
From Goonda Raj To Encounter Raj In Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, especially, encounter killings have become the new normal and have gained wider acceptability among civilians as well as law enforcement agencies in the past few years.
BY Rakhi Bose 15 August 2022
Death In Dandakaranya: In Jungles Of Chhattisgarh, Justice Is Served At The Barrel Of Gun
The culture of rifles among Adivasis, aided by the ever-increasing deployment of paramilitary forces, has permanently mutated the central Indian forests in Chhattisgarh.
BY Ashutosh Bhardwaj 15 August 2022
Gunslingers In The Valley: When Ikhwan Raised War Against Pakistan-backed Militants
The pro-Indian government militia, Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen—that targeted Pakistan-backed militants in Kashmir—was launched in 1993 by popular folk singer-turned militant Kuka Parray
BY Outlook Bureau 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 50 State Private Universities In India
OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat has been ranked the best State-Private University in India as per Outlook's annual ICARE rankings. Chandigarh University in Mohali and Nirma University in Ahmedabad have secured second and third place respectively.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Emerging State Private Universities
Outlook's annual ICARE rankings of India’s top 15 Emerging State Private Universities in 2022 has named Vellore Institute of Technology in Amravati as the best in the category.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 40 Deemed To Be Universities In India
A deemed to be university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Department of Higher Education. Find here Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top 40 deemed to be universities in 2022.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 20 Central Universities In India
Jawaharlal Nehru University tops Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top 20 Central Universities in 2022, followed by Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Delhi University.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 75 State Public Universities In India
Jadavpur University in West Bengal has been named the best State Public University in India for its academic research excellence and competitive placement by Outlook's annual ICARE university rankings.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 10 Emerging State Public Universities In India
Delhi, Bihar, and Gujarat are home to the top three of Outlook-ICARE's top 10 Emerging State Public Universities in 2022.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Government Technical Universities In India
As per Outlook's annual ICARE rankings, IIT Madras, (Chennai), Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), and IIT Bombay (Mumbai) have been named the top three public technical universities in India.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Private Technical Universities In India
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani has ranked first in the Outlook-ICARE India's top 15 private universities rankings. The list will help technical education aspirants select top private technical universities.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Government Medical Universities In India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi has ranked first in the Outlook-ICARE's top 15 government medical universities. The list will help you select the top government medical university for yourself.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 20 Private Medical Universities In India
Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top Private Medical Universities in 2022 will help students make an informed choice.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
UPSC Diary: Given Another Chance, I Would Try For UPSC All Over Again
Many from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh aspire for a government job. Perhaps because it is associated with respect, status and job security in a state where unemployment is the primary narrative
BY Ayushya Mukul 15 August 2022

Fake Encounters: Why Does Public Support Extrajudicial Killings In India?
Not only are fake ‘encounter’ killings by cops rampant across the country, they are wildly cheered by a people who have lost faith in the criminal justice system
BY Prakash Singh 15 August 2022
Punjab Has A Sordid Story Of Encounter Killings
The government retaliation against Khalistani terrorism inaugurated a chapter in the state's history that's yet to end
BY Ashutosh Sharma 15 August 2022
Fake Encounters In India: Laws, Flaws & Fear
Since there is a thin line between exercising the right to self-defence, retaliation and using excessive force, police encounters must always be looked at with a critical eye, say experts
BY Peerzada Muzamil 15 August 2022
How The 'Encounter Specialists' Of Bombay Crime Branch Became Larger-than-life Figures
12 Maharashtra police officers took on Mumbai’s underworld and broke its back. All of them fell from grace faster than their trek to fame.
BY Haima Deshpande 15 August 2022
Encounter Killings: Death Squads Continue To Operate In Many Countries
South Asia has a particularly blood-soaked record of extrajudicial killings as State-sponsored hit squads are always at work, taking out political opponents and critics
BY Seema Guha 15 August 2022
The Killing Fields: A Photograph That Laid Bare Assam’s Dark Chapter Of 'Secret Killings'
The secret killings are not the first cases of alleged extrajudicial killings in Assam. Since the 1990s, individual cases of extrajudicial killings have been reported in the state.
BY Syeda Ambia Zahan 15 August 2022
Brave New World: Paradigm Shift In Indian Education System After NEP 2020
The first National Education Policy (NEP), with an unprecedented allocation of 6 per cent of the GDP towards education, aims at paving the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems to make India a global knowledge superpower.
BY Dr Karthick Sridhar 15 August 2022
Leadership For Excellence: Words And Actions Must Demonstrate Commitment To Values, Guiding Principles
Successful leaders must learn to prioritise the personal and professional recognition of others’ accomplishments, as well as the achievements of the institution, over their own.
BY Dr Karthick Sridhar 15 August 2022
Prashant Kishor May Launch New Party Soon, Will Bihar Accept His Issue-based Politics?
Experts feel Prashant Kishor wants to replicate AAP’s (Aam Aadmi Party) formula of issue-based politics in Delhi, but contend that it may not be possible in Bihar
BY Umesh Kumar Ray 15 August 2022
Here's Why Fake ‘Encounter’ Killings Are Carried Out With Impunity Across India
The highest levels of government keep encouraging police, paramilitary and army units to eliminate "undesirables" even as the public cheers the rogue elements from the sidelines
BY Mayabhushan Nagvenkar 15 August 2022
From Goonda Raj To Encounter Raj In Uttar Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, especially, encounter killings have become the new normal and have gained wider acceptability among civilians as well as law enforcement agencies in the past few years.
BY Rakhi Bose 15 August 2022
Death In Dandakaranya: In Jungles Of Chhattisgarh, Justice Is Served At The Barrel Of Gun
The culture of rifles among Adivasis, aided by the ever-increasing deployment of paramilitary forces, has permanently mutated the central Indian forests in Chhattisgarh.
BY Ashutosh Bhardwaj 15 August 2022
Gunslingers In The Valley: When Ikhwan Raised War Against Pakistan-backed Militants
The pro-Indian government militia, Ikhwan-ul-Muslimeen—that targeted Pakistan-backed militants in Kashmir—was launched in 1993 by popular folk singer-turned militant Kuka Parray
BY Outlook Bureau 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 50 State Private Universities In India
OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat has been ranked the best State-Private University in India as per Outlook's annual ICARE rankings. Chandigarh University in Mohali and Nirma University in Ahmedabad have secured second and third place respectively.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Emerging State Private Universities
Outlook's annual ICARE rankings of India’s top 15 Emerging State Private Universities in 2022 has named Vellore Institute of Technology in Amravati as the best in the category.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 40 Deemed To Be Universities In India
A deemed to be university is an accreditation granted to higher educational institutions in India by the Department of Higher Education. Find here Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top 40 deemed to be universities in 2022.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 20 Central Universities In India
Jawaharlal Nehru University tops Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top 20 Central Universities in 2022, followed by Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Delhi University.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 75 State Public Universities In India
Jadavpur University in West Bengal has been named the best State Public University in India for its academic research excellence and competitive placement by Outlook's annual ICARE university rankings.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 10 Emerging State Public Universities In India
Delhi, Bihar, and Gujarat are home to the top three of Outlook-ICARE's top 10 Emerging State Public Universities in 2022.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Government Technical Universities In India
As per Outlook's annual ICARE rankings, IIT Madras, (Chennai), Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), and IIT Bombay (Mumbai) have been named the top three public technical universities in India.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Private Technical Universities In India
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani has ranked first in the Outlook-ICARE India's top 15 private universities rankings. The list will help technical education aspirants select top private technical universities.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 15 Government Medical Universities In India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi has ranked first in the Outlook-ICARE's top 15 government medical universities. The list will help you select the top government medical university for yourself.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
Outlook-ICARE India’s Top Universities Rankings 2022: Top 20 Private Medical Universities In India
Outlook's annual ranking of India’s top Private Medical Universities in 2022 will help students make an informed choice.
BY Outlook News Desk 15 August 2022
UPSC Diary: Given Another Chance, I Would Try For UPSC All Over Again
Many from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh aspire for a government job. Perhaps because it is associated with respect, status and job security in a state where unemployment is the primary narrative
BY Ayushya Mukul 15 August 2022