When the Bombay High Court scolded petitioners seeking permission to hold a protest over the Gaza conflict this week, stating that they should “look at their own country,” it did more than just deny a plea. To mourn for children in Gaza is not to betray India. To protest the unjust killing of innocents abroad is not to ignore injustice at home. It is to declare, as our freedom fighters once did, that truth has no borders and conscience no passport. Advertisement The constitutional right to protest At the heart of this matter lies Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) of the...