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After Sarabjit Singh's death, a Pakistani prisoner, Sanaullah, was attacked in a Jammu jail in what many called as a tit-for-tat attack. We debate if India has lost the moral high ground after the attack on Sanaullah. Most importantly, we ask where was the robust intervention of politicians - who were falling over each other to attend Sarabjit's funeral - when he was alive?

Bangalore's citizens launch an initiative to back and fund "good candidates" in elections and audit their performance. We The People debates if they can make a difference.

Days after Supreme Court rejected 1993 Delhi blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar's appeal, we debate on We The People what impact will the verdict have on the death penalty debate?

Is the surrender policy too soft or is it an incentive for resolution in conflict zones? A debate on We The People.

Bowing to intense political pressure, top Sri Lankan players were withdrawn from the Chennai matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa refused to host them due to the growing political tensions in the state resulting from the treatment of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka. On We The People, we debate whether the move is justified.

20 years after serial blasts ripped through the heart of India's financial capital, there is finally a verdict from the highest court of the land. A verdict that delivers one death sentence, 30 life terms and sends high-profile actor Sanjay Dutt back to jail. Yet, the verdict continues to be debated. Two decades later, was justice delayed and has it been denied as well? We debate on We The People.

On We The People, we discuss whether India's secular model has been successful. Also, is secularism anti-religion or multi-faith?

The US recently opened its doors to women in combat roles. There are several countries like Israel, Canada and New Zealand which already allow this. In India, the battle for women in combat roles is threatening to be a long and arduous one. Currently, the government and the Army's stand is that women cannot be inducted in combat roles.

We The People debates the tax surcharge on the super-rich. Will it push affluent India out of instinctive elitism or just tax the already taxed?

16 people dead and more than a 100 injured in twin blasts in Hyderabad, but once the headlines fade, it will be back to business for India. We debate why do we find ourselves at the exact same spot yet again and will we ever learn from acts of terror.

Ahead of Parliament session, the main opposition party, the BJP, says it will boycott all meetings and public functions that are attended by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. The immediate provocation of this standoff between the BJP and Mr Shinde is the Home Minister's comments on saffron terror.

The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister has criticised the decision to hang Afzal Guru. In scathing comments, he has especially slammed the manner in which the execution was done.

In its report the committee has said the maximum sentence for gang-rape should be raised to a full life term, meaning convicts must spend the rest of their lives behind bars. The committee said it has focused on preventing sexual crimes rather than just prescribing punishments. Justice Verma attributed the widespread abuse of women to government, police and public apathy. He said there had been a "shocking" lack of contributions to the panel's deliberations from the police.

Despite the outrage over the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi last month, everyday our headlines continue to scream more and more instances of sexual abuse against women. On We The People, we look at why the conviction rate in rape cases is so low, just about 26 per cent. We also ask a more troubling question: how gender sensitive is our judiciary?

Does Indian cinema empower women or commodify them? We debate on We The People.

In the outpouring of public anger after the gang-rape and death of a young woman in Delhi, the focus for change has been on better law enforcement and safer public spaces. But what about sexual abuse inside the home within what was once a circle of trust? According to one survey, one in every five men have admitted to forcing their partners to have sex with them and yet, Indian law does not recognise marital rape. On We The People, we bring you the harrowing stories of women who have had to fight sexual violence, not on the street but in their own home, in our special campaign series - Every Woman's Battle.

From Hillary Clinton to Oprah Winfrey, from Yuvraj Singh hitting cancer for a six to the clemency debate, here's a look at the best of We The People from 2012.

Is it a culture of misogyny, weak laws or societal prejudices that permit crimes against women to be committed with impunity.

We The People analyses if the Gujarat elections will give Narendra Modi a bigger political stage in Delhi and whether the political space for Gujarati Muslims is shrinking.

Is it time for India to step back and review its position on capital punishment? We debate.