Commentary: Why the huge problem of rape in India isn’t going away

SINGAPORE: Seven years ago this week, India witnessed one of its most horrific crimes against a woman.

This and other cases have dubiously propelled the capital city New Delhi as the “rape capital” of the world. Despite these pedestals for females in India, what’s behind rape and sexual violence in India and why does this paradox exist?A healthy conversation about sexuality remains elusive. Most youngsters, including me, when I was young, learnt about the birds and the bees by stumbling along.

A woman holds her baby as she leaves after casting her vote at a polling station at Sirohi district in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan, India April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave In 2017, the courts disposed of a hefty 18,300 cases but more than 127,800 cases remained pending. Conviction rates remain low at 32.2 per cent.The Delhi case of 2012 sparked some legal reform – the maximum punishment for rape is now the death penalty instead of life imprisonment. Juveniles aged 16 to 18 will be tried as adults in heinous offences such as rape. Nevertheless, these stricter laws do not seem to be an adequate deterrent.

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