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Mar 31, 2026 Apoorva Vishwanath, legal affairs editor explaining Gujarat’s new Uniform Civil Code and its effects on marriage, inheritance and residency. Bijan Jose, technology reporter on AI and social impacts, describing people treating chatbots as confidants and the mental-health, privacy and communication issues that follow. They also touch on recent tensions in West Asia and geopolitical implications.
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Gujarat UCC Replaces Diverse Personal Laws
- Gujarat's UCC subsumes diverse personal laws into one composite law affecting marriage, divorce, succession, adoption and live-in relationships.
- Apoorva Vishwanath notes the UCC especially changes Muslim inheritance and practices like polygamy and halala by aligning them closer to secular norms.
UCC Treats Live-In Relationships Like Marriage
- Both Gujarat and Uttarakhand UCCs equate registered live-in relationships with marriage and require state registration and termination notice.
- Apoorva warns this creates state oversight of consenting adults and risks moral policing, especially for expatriate residents.
UCC Extends To Residents Living Abroad
- Gujarat's law applies to residents even if they live abroad, raising complex conflicts with foreign laws for marriages or relationships conducted overseas.
- Apoorva highlights practical questions about which country's law governs marriages performed abroad by Gujarat residents.
