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Abhijit Mulye

21 August 2024 at 11:29:11 am

Govt assures swift UCC implementation

Mumbai: Maharashtra government unequivocally declared its commitment to implementing the Uniform Civil Code across the state, assuring the legislative assembly that a comprehensive legal framework is already in the advanced stages of formulation. Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam categorically stated on the floor of the House on Tuesday that the ruling Mahayuti administration is entirely positive about the swift introduction of the Uniform Civil Code to standardize personal laws. To...

Govt assures swift UCC implementation

Mumbai: Maharashtra government unequivocally declared its commitment to implementing the Uniform Civil Code across the state, assuring the legislative assembly that a comprehensive legal framework is already in the advanced stages of formulation. Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam categorically stated on the floor of the House on Tuesday that the ruling Mahayuti administration is entirely positive about the swift introduction of the Uniform Civil Code to standardize personal laws. To facilitate this monumental legislative transition, the state government has formally sanctioned the constitution of a dedicated expert committee, which is being spearheaded by a retired High Court judge. This committee has been entrusted with the critical responsibility of meticulously preparing the draft bill for the Uniform Civil Code, which the government intends to enact immediately upon the submission of the final report. Emphasising the overarching objectives of the proposed legislation, Kadam noted that the Uniform Civil Code would universally apply to every citizen irrespective of their religious affiliations and would explicitly incorporate a stringent ban on the controversial practice of polygamy. The minister drew direct parallels with the legislative measures recently adopted by states like Uttarakhand, underscoring that the impending law in Maharashtra would similarly entail severe penal consequences, potentially including imprisonment for up to seven years for violations related to polygamy and illegal divorce practices. He firmly maintained that the government’s approach is fundamentally secular, harboring no animosity toward any specific religion, but is rather driven by the constitutional imperative to extend equal rights, legal protection, and comprehensive justice to women from all communities. This definitive policy assurance from the government was catalysed by a highly volatile calling attention motion initiated by BJP legislator Devyani Farande, which thrust the deeply sensitive issues of triple talaq and polygamy into the center of the assembly’s monsoon session. Farande brought the ongoing plight of Muslim women to the immediate attention of the House, asserting that despite the central government’s strict legislative prohibition, the illegal practice of instant divorce continues to flourish unabated.

Sindoor Doctrine

One year ago, in the meadows of Baisaran near Pahalgam, Pakistan-backed terrorists asked Hindu Indian tourists their religion before murdering them in cold blood. Twenty-six civilians died in an attack designed to rupture India’s social fabric. It was the sort of atrocity Islamabad had long believed it could orchestrate from the shadows while hiding behind the old doctrine of plausible deniability.


Instead, it triggered something new in form of ‘Operation Sindoor,’ which far transcended a mere retaliatory strike. It marked the arrival of a more confident Indian nation, one willing to combine political will, technological sophistication and military precision into a coherent doctrine of deterrence. In four days of combat in May 2025, India under the Narendra Modi-led BJP government completely upended old assumptions governing the subcontinent. India struck terror infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, degraded major Pakistani airbases, neutralised incoming drones and missiles, killed more than 100 terrorists, and imposed a ceasefire on terms unmistakably favourable to New Delhi.


The most extraordinary aspect of the operation was not merely its audacity but its precision. The Indian Air Force struck targets deep within Pakistan’s heartland. Bahawalpur, home to the headquarters of Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Muridke, the Lashkar-e-Taiba nerve centre near Lahore, had long been treated as untouchable sanctuaries. Using Dassault Rafale fighters armed with SCALP cruise missiles and HAMMER precision-guided munitions, India completed its opening strikes in under half an hour. Pakistani radar and air-defence systems, heavily reliant on Chinese technology, were electronically blinded before they could mount an effective response. On the night of May 9-10, India struck eleven Pakistani airbases across the country in a single coordinated wave. No previous conflict between two nuclear-armed neighbours had witnessed such a sweeping and synchronised assault on air power infrastructure. Satellite imagery released afterward showed cratered runways, shattered radar systems and destroyed hardened shelters. Pakistan’s official declarations of ‘victory’ dissolved under the weight of visible evidence.


The true symbol of Operation Sindoor was the BrahMos missile. For years, the BrahMos had been admired largely as a fast cruise missile. During Operation Sindoor, it became the centrepiece of India’s emerging doctrine of stand-off dominance. The air-launched BrahMos-A variant transformed the battlefield by proving that India could strike high-value targets deep inside enemy territory while keeping its aircraft safely within Indian airspace and without triggering uncontrolled escalation. In doing so, it reshaped the grammar of deterrence in South Asia. Operation Sindoor established a different principle of calibrated force, backed by technological superiority and political clarity, can restore deterrence rather than undermine it. It also vindicated India’s push for defence indigenisation. The operation was not won by imported hardware alone. A decade of investment in self-reliance finally met the unforgiving test of combat and passed. One year later, Operation Sindoor stands as more than a military success.

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