The Mahmudabad Precedent: How Legal Leniency And Historical Hypocrisy Undermined India’s Sovereignty

The arrest of Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at Ashoka University, over his social media comments regarding Operation Sindoor, transcends mere free speech concerns. 

At its core lies a fundamental question: can those who benefit from judicial leniency that arguably compromised national security interests, rightfully critique military operations designed to protect those very interests?