Dr. Rafique Khan is an Assistant Professor (Law) at the School of Law, UPES Dehradun, and a member of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). His research examines the intersections of competition law, digital markets, and civil liberties, with a current focus on the structural implications of digital colonialism in the Global South. He has recently published in Economic and Political Weekly and presented his work on “Digital Colonialism and Platform Power: South Asian Perspectives” at the University of Liverpool.
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Normative Ambiguity of Jus Ad Bellum and the Limits of R2P
In February 2026, Iran-US-Israel conflict escalated into a full-scale armed confrontation after joint US-Israeli airstrikes were carried out as part of the so-called Operation Epic Fury, striking Iran’s leadership, command and control ...
Rights in Text, Oppression in Practice: The Faultline of Minority Protection in India
India’s constitutional framework formally guarantees equality and minority protection. Article 14 of the Constitution ensures equality before the law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination on religious grounds, and Articles 25–30 ...
From Protection to Precarity: Examining the U.S. Decision to Terminate TPS for Burmese Nationals
On 25 November 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register that it would terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for nationals of Myanmar (Burma), effective at 11:59 p.m. ...
Aligning AI Procurement with Human Rights: A Call for Proactive Governance
In June 2025, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights released a landmark report titled “Artificial Intelligence Procurement and Deployment: Ensuring Alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights” ...
