India's Uniform Civil Code: Long-Overdue Secular Justice or an Assault on Minority Rights?
Uttarakhand became the first Indian state to implement a Uniform Civil Code in 2024. Now the BJP-led central government is moving toward a national UCC. The debate cuts to the heart of Indian democracy: what does secularism really mean - treating all citizens equally under a single law, or protecting the right of every community to live by its own personal laws?