A Surprising Move Out of the Blue

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“The government’s reasoning, as shared in its brief order, is that preventive arrests under ordinary laws have not been sufficient to control repeat offenders or criminal groups. That might be true, but that by itself does not always justify invoking the NSA. Ordinary policing, intelligence work, and swift prosecution are usually the tools to address such concerns. When the state reaches for a law that allows long detentions without trial, it risks blurring the line between maintaining order and suppressing dissent.

For citizens, the announcement brings unease rather than comfort. Goa’s public life, by and large, has been peaceful. The state’s problems—drug

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