Dr. Ashwani Kumar
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Reflections by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

A collection of published articles, essays and commentaries exploring democracy, governance, constitutional values, justice, diplomacy and the challenges of a changing world.

एआई विकास में मानवीय पहलू को मिले तरजीह

Dainik Tribune • 30th June, 2026

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Keeping humanity at the centre of the Al revolution

The Hindu • 26th June, 2026

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Debate foreign policy, but tempered dissent is heard louder than vitriol

Indian Express • 31st March, 2026

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Ashwani Kumar’s searing diagnosis of democratic decay

The Frontline • 26th January, 2026

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Robert Badinter’s humanism, opposition to death penalty, will inspire generations to come

Indian Express Opinion • 29th October, 2025

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Pursuit of truth in Justice Varma case must be consistent with due process

The Indian Express • 31st March, 2025

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Torture shadows India's justice system

The Hindu Today • 20th March, 2025

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Manmohan Singh had a healing touch that was humbling

The Indian Express • 2nd January, 2025

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Manmohan Singh remained above the harshness of politics and the cold power games around him

The Indian Express • 2nd January, 2025

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डॉ. मनमोहन सिंह: विनम्रता और महानता का अनमोल स्वरूप

The Outlook • 31st December, 2024

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My Tribute to Dadamoni Ashok Kumar, who influenced my life in several ways. This is my expression of unending gratitude to him

The Wire • 04th November, 2024

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Professor Saibaba's Legacy: A Tragic Reminder of Injustice and Conviction

The Tribune • 14th October, 2024

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Remembering Ratan, the noble businessman

Frontline • 11th October, 2024

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He had the courage to speak truth to power: Ashwani Kumar

The Tribune • 10th October, 2024

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Bulldozer justice: Iron in the nation's soul

Frontline • 25th September, 2024

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'Bulldozer justice': Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar welcomes Supreme Court's intervention

The Tribune • 3rd September, 2024

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My piece on Bail and the primacy of the right to freedom

The Tribune • 17th August, 2024

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Set ethical, constitutional boundaries for AI

The Tribune • 20th August, 2024

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लोकतंत्र की राह पर अभी बहुत आगे जाएगा अपना देश

Hindustan • 17th April, 2024

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चुनावों के शोरगुल में जरूरी मुद्दों से ध्यान भटक रहा है

Dainik Bhaskar • 5th April, 2024

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G N Saibaba’s 10-year-long incarceration and how far India’s justice system has strayed

The Indian Express • 12th March, 2024

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A legal giant who kept the flame of liberty alive

Asian Age & Deccan Chronicle • 22nd February, 2024

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Judicial clarity on free speech

The Hindu • 21st February, 2024

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Custodial torture challenges democracy and dignity

The Tribune • 18th January, 2024

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Politics of National Renewal

The Hindu • 13th December, 2022

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The Unending Process of Justice

The Indian Express • 30th November, 2022

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Farewell, Abe San

Deccan Chronicle • 12th July, 2022

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Leadership of a Democracy in Decline

The Wire • 28th May, 2022

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Act of Judicial Statesmanship

The Indian Express • 18th May, 2022

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The Will of the Age

Indian Express • 24th March, 2022

Ukraine War: The Test of Civilisation

The Tribune • 1st March, 2022

A Question of Justice

The Indian Express • 12th January, 2022

People Versus Power

The Tribune • 6th January, 2022

Understated and Compassionate

National Herald • 9th December, 2021

Rescuing a Democracy in Retreat

The Wire • 7th October, 2021

An Agenda for Governance

The Tribune • 28th September, 2021

Reclaiming the Nation’s Moral Centre

The Tribune • 25th August, 2021

A Fine Judicial Moment

Indian Express • 15th June, 2021

इस महाकाल में केवल आशावादी होना ही पर्याप्त नहीं

Punjab Kesari • 25th May, 2021

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Grief, the Burden of Being

The Wire • 2nd May, 2021

Lest We Forget

The Indian Express • 1st February, 2021

Mind the Gap

Outlook • 18th January, 2021

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Beyond Binaries

The Tribune • 29th December, 2020

Right to Dignity: The Institutional Deficit

The Tribune • 23rd October, 2020

A Question of Leadership

The Wire • 30th September, 2020

A Moment of National Awakening

LiveLaw • 23rd September, 2020

A Politics of National Renewal

The Hindu • 18th June, 2020

The Court’s Remit

The Tribune • 13th June, 2020

Coronavirus, the Humbling of Man by Nature

The Tribune • 31st March, 2020

Shinzo’s Resignation an Act of Humility, Dignity

The Tribune • 5th September, 2020

What Should Leadership Look Like in a New World

The Wire • 30th September, 2020

Farm Bills: Abuse of Legislative Due Process Vitiates the Law

LiveLaw • 23rd September, 2020

Shinzo’s Resignation, an Act of Humility

The Tribune • 5th September, 2020

Court Needs to Uphold the Rights of Citizens

The Tribune • 13th June, 2020

कहाँ तुम चले गए, 'परछाइयाँ' रह गईं

पंजाब केसरी • 2 मई, 2020

Coronavirus, the Humbling of Man by Nature

The Tribune • 1st April, 2020

A Test of True Leadership

Lokmat Times • 1st April, 2020

A Resilient Democracy Must Look Beyond Binaries

The Tribune • 29th December, 2020

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Success of Farmers' Protest Renews Hope in the Politics of Mass Mobilization

The Wire • 8th December, 2020

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Let's Carry On with the Dignitarian Agenda

The Tribune • 23rd October, 2020

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What Should Leadership Look Like in a New World

The Wire • 30th September, 2020

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Shinzo’s Resignation, an Act of Humility

The Tribune • 5th September, 2020

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The Leaders We Need in Today's World

The Hindu • 21st August, 2020

A Politics of National Renewal

The Tribune • 8th July, 2020

लोगों को रोटी और छत के लिए समझौता ना करना पड़े

पंजाब केसरी • 26 मई, 2020

No Return to Politics as Usual

The Indian Express • 20th April, 2020

Hope for the Homeless: The Case of Rohingyas

National Law School of India University Law Review • 2019

Striking a Balance

The Indian Express • 25th November, 2019

The Constitutional Legitimacy of Abrogating Article 370

Economic & Political Weekly • 2019

Winning Over Kashmiris a Litmus Test for the Govt.

The Tribune • 14th August, 2019

This Election, We Must Reject the Onslaughts on Freedom

The Indian Express • 28th March, 2019

Modi’s Audacity of Hope: Can He Win Over J&K

Asian Age & Deccan Chronicle • 15th August, 2019

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Custodial Torture Not Yet a Specific Criminal Offence

The Tribune • 26th June, 2019

Constitutional Rights, Judicial Review and Parliamentary Democracy

Economic & Political Weekly • 13th April, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections Should be Fought in the Name of Protection of Idea of India

Dainik Jagran • 18th March, 2019

The Essence of the Next Mandate

The Hindu • 28th January, 2019

Inequities Have Strained Our Democratic Polity

The Tribune • 3rd December, 2018

Let Us Come Together to Fulfill the Dreams of Mahatma Gandhi

Lokmat Times • 2nd October, 2018

A Tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Punjabi Kesari • 21st August, 2018

Bench as Beacon

The Indian Express • 29th November, 2018

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Protecting the Dissenters

The Hindu • 3rd September, 2018

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Dear Prime Minister, We Must Enact

The Indian Express • 14th March, 2018

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Standing Up for Human Rights

The Hindu • 8th January, 2018

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Evidence vs Perception

The Indian Express • 26th December, 2017

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The Moment of Promise

The Telegraph • 8th December, 2017

The Resilience of Our Liberalism: On the Right to Privacy

The Hindu • 12th September, 2017

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The Lesson from Doklam – Peace is the Dividend of Power

Hindustan Times • 16th September, 2017

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Searching for an Equilibrium

The Hindu • 2nd December, 2016

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Theresa May's Visit an Opportunity to Redefine Indo-UK Relationship After Brexit

The Wire • 6th November, 2016

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Let Us Aim for an Age Irrelevant Society

Hindustan Times • 3rd September, 2015

Dignity for All

The Tribune • 17th August, 2015

Privacy, A Non-Negotiable Right

The Hindu • 10th August, 2015

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Lack of Vision for Punjab

The Tribune • 4th April, 2015

Failing the Fairness Test

The Indian Express • 20th March, 2015

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Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts

India Content • 7th April, 2013

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A Contest of Ideas, Not Agendas

The Indian Express • 16th March, 2012

Caught Snooping: State Fails to Protect Citizens’ Privacy

The Tribune • 3rd May, 2010

Domestic Inflation, Result of Imported Inflation

The Hindu • 23rd June, 2008

Raise the Bar in Politics

Hindustan Times • 26th April, 2007

Le rachat d'Arcelor par Mittal va donner des idées à de nombreuses entreprises indiennes

Les Echos • 3rd July, 2006

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