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When the State Steps Back, the Market Doesn't Stay Neutral

Researcher Ritika Arora-Kukreja's August 2026 EPW paper on Delhi-NCR private schools has drawn attention alongside two recent incidents read as evidence of the same dynamic: the takedown of a GIVA jewellery advertisement after backlash over an actress's attire and the transfer of West Bengal IPS officer Bushara Bano after she used an Islamic greeting on social media. Both are being cited as examples of institutions bending…