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How would one consume beef without slaughtering the cow? Run after a live cow and gulp it down with a glass of water? I am aware of the Directive principles of state policy. They are not actual laws, but - wait for it - directive principles. Banning cow slaughter is a state subject, and...

First off, the laws against cow slaughter are not "Indian laws" - they vary by state. It is perfectly legal in Goa, Kerala, and a few other states to consume beef. Secondly, everybody has a right to speak up against laws they deem unjust, without having to move to Pakistan or Cambodia...

I will not indulge you in a back and forth - I know that you are simply flame baiting. I was simply curious what your motivations are. If you want to maintain your facade and don't want to answer here, you can PM me. I promise to keep your response to myself. By the way, I'll give you a tip -...

I'm curious - what do you get from this obvious and transparent flame baiting? Nobody in the subcontinent believes that all Muslims are descended from Turks or Mughals, so what exactly are you trying to accomplish? Riling up non Muslims? What is your agenda?

I have nothing to be ashamed of.

The rankings are global! If it is dead globally, then India wouldn't languish so far down, would it? How do you think 149 other countries manage to have better freedom of the press than India does? What "basic qualifications" do they have that India doesn't?

Please post more pictures of people wearing traditional attires.

American individuals abusing journalists is fine, Indian individuals abusing journalists is fine. It's when the state machinery harasses them, that it becomes problematic. This is reflected in the rankings as well. If you don't understand the difference, I am more than happy to end the discussion.

There is a difference between powerless and impotent individuals such as you abusing reporters, and a State or state sponsored organizations doing so. That is why I emphasized the "you as an individual" part in my response. Your abuses do not qualify as genuine threats to her person or life. You...

Oh, you really wanted an answer to that deflectionary question? Then here it is: You are free (as an individual) to abuse whoever you want, and that shouldn't affect press freedom rankings. You can abuse her, me, yourself or your own mother. Go right ahead and do so, if it pleases you. That is...

"Nope"!

From this non-answer, I think we can both agree that: 1) You don't really have the competence to critique the RSF's methodologies, 2) You can't bring up any other unbiased list that paints India in a better light. And I won't even go into your earlier bit about "shit against the country in one...

I just did. (And I have done so before.) Your point? What is quantifiably wrong with their methodology, according to you? And as I already asked, coud you please point out another neutral press freedom index list that ranks India (much) higher?

I don't know what you mean, so I shall refrain from replying, unless you clarify. Could you please point out the errors in Reporters sans frontières' methodologies? I am sure that they would welcome a constructive critique of their process. And since you seem to be an expert in data...

Should you be in a position to allow or disallow others from dressing the way they want? Who or what gives you the right to "allow"? I agree. But that is a problem faced by women (and men, to an extent) everywhere in the world. Visual appeal takes precedence over talent.

Fair point. I decree that all men should cover their faces, so that women don't get carnal desires by seeing them.

India currently (2022) ranks 150th in the press freedom index: https://rsf.org/en/index This may be slightly better than Pakistan and much better than China, but it is nothing to be proud of.

This part saddens and puzzles me. Should the murderer go scot-free simply because his parents forgave him? Doesn't the murderer deserve a harsh punishment for taking a life? Life imprisonment at the very least? Why should the victim's or perpetrator's family have a say in the quantum of...

Was this the Taliban, or just an innocent "average Afghan warrior"? Does it even matter? As I explained to the other member, I don't know how old you are, but if you are not aware of the terrible plight of Afghan women under Taliban rule, you must be rather young and starry eyed.

Those pics are from when the Taliban was previously in power. And you can see much worse pictures from back then. The point is that not everything in a culture is worth protecting - if something in a culture is wrong, it has to be discarded. I don't know how old you are, but if you remember the...