Last Updated: July 2026

Welcome to India Commentary ("we", "our", "us" or "the Website"), available at www.indiacommentary.com.

These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of this Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, please discontinue use of the Website.

1. About India Commentary

India Commentary is an independent, opinion-driven digital publication based in Kolkata, India. We publish editorials, opinion pieces, analysis and commentary on matters of public interest.

Unless specifically identified as an editorial of India Commentary, the opinions expressed in individual articles are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Website or its editorial team.

2. Eligibility

By using this Website, you represent that you are legally capable of entering into a binding agreement under applicable law.

If you access the Website on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you are authorised to do so.

3. Permitted Use

You may:

• Read and share our articles for personal, non-commercial purposes.
• Quote brief extracts with proper attribution and a link to the original article.
• Share links to our articles through websites or social media.

You may not:

• Copy entire articles without our written permission.
• Republish our content as your own.
• Remove copyright notices or author credits.
• Use our material for commercial purposes without prior written consent.
• Use automated tools to scrape or reproduce substantial portions of the Website except where permitted by applicable law.

4. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all original content published on India Commentary, including articles, editorials, logos, design, graphics and other material, is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws.

Copyright in articles remains with the respective author unless otherwise agreed.

By submitting an article for publication, the author grants India Commentary a non-exclusive, worldwide licence to publish, archive, edit, promote and distribute the work across our digital platforms.

Authors may republish their work elsewhere after publication, provided India Commentary is acknowledged as the original publisher and a link to the original article is included.

Third-party images or material remain the property of their respective copyright owners.

5. User Submissions

Where readers submit articles, comments, emails or other material:

• You represent that the material is your own original work or that you possess the necessary rights to submit it.
• You are solely responsible for its contents.
• You agree that it is not defamatory, unlawful, obscene, fraudulent or otherwise in violation of applicable law.
• We reserve the right to edit, decline or remove any submission at our sole editorial discretion.

Submission of an article does not create any obligation on our part to publish it.

6. Editorial Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently.

Publication or rejection of any article is solely the decision of the editorial team.

Neither advertisers nor sponsors influence our editorial decisions.

7. Accuracy of Information

India Commentary makes reasonable efforts to ensure factual accuracy.

However, the Website primarily publishes opinion and analysis.

Readers should independently verify information before relying upon it for legal, financial, medical, investment or other significant decisions.

We do not guarantee that every article will remain complete, current or free from inadvertent errors.

Material errors brought to our attention will be considered in accordance with our Corrections Policy.

8. Artificial Intelligence

Contributors may use artificial intelligence tools for research, language assistance or drafting.

However:

• Authors remain entirely responsible for every factual statement contained in their articles.
• AI-generated content must be reviewed and substantially shaped by the author.
• We reserve the right to reject material consisting primarily of unverified or misleading AI-generated content.

9. Third-Party Links

The Website may contain links to external websites.

These links are provided solely for the convenience of readers.

India Commentary neither controls nor endorses third-party websites and accepts no responsibility for their content, privacy practices or availability.

Access to such websites is entirely at your own risk.

10. Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• interfere with the functioning of the Website;
• attempt unauthorised access to our systems;
• upload malicious software;
• violate any applicable law while using the Website;
• impersonate another person;
• engage in harassment, spam or abusive conduct through any communication facility provided by the Website.

11. Disclaimer

The Website and all information published on it are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, India Commentary disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, availability and non-infringement.

Nothing published on this Website constitutes legal, medical, financial, tax or professional advice.

Readers should seek appropriate professional advice before acting upon any information published on the Website.

12. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, India Commentary, its owners, editors, contributors and employees shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special loss or damage arising from:

• use of the Website;
• inability to access the Website;
• reliance upon material published on the Website;
• technical failures;
• viruses or malicious software introduced by third parties;
• errors or omissions in published material.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where such exclusion is prohibited by applicable law.

13. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless India Commentary, its owners, editors and contributors against any claim, liability, damage, expense or legal cost arising from:

• your breach of these Terms;
• your unlawful use of the Website;
• infringement of another person's intellectual property rights;
• material submitted by you.

14. Suspension or Termination

We reserve the right, without prior notice, to suspend or terminate access to the Website where we reasonably believe that:

• these Terms have been violated;
• applicable law has been violated;
• continued access may harm the Website or its users.

Termination does not affect any legal rights or obligations that have already arisen.

15. Privacy

Your use of this Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy.

By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood the Privacy Policy.

16. Changes to these Terms

We may revise these Terms from time to time.

The revised version will become effective upon publication on this page.

Continued use of the Website after any revision constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the use of the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts at Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is held to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

19. Waiver

Failure by India Commentary to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other right.

20. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms of Use, please contact:

Email: editor@indiacommentary.com

Alternate Email: editorialindiacommentary@gmail.com

Editorial Office: Kolkata, India