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
Read ArticleKeeping humanity at the centre of the Al revolution
Read ArticleDebate foreign policy, but tempered dissent is heard louder than vitriol
Read ArticleAshwani Kumar’s searing diagnosis of democratic decay
Read ArticleRobert Badinter’s humanism, opposition to death penalty, will inspire generations to come
Read ArticlePursuit of truth in Justice Varma case must be consistent with due process
Read ArticleTorture shadows India's justice system
Read ArticleManmohan Singh had a healing touch that was humbling
Read ArticleManmohan Singh remained above the harshness of politics and the cold power games around him
Read Articleडॉ. मनमोहन सिंह: विनम्रता और महानता का अनमोल स्वरूप
Read ArticleMy Tribute to Dadamoni Ashok Kumar, who influenced my life in several ways. This is my expression of unending gratitude to him
Read ArticleProfessor Saibaba's Legacy: A Tragic Reminder of Injustice and Conviction
Read ArticleRemembering Ratan, the noble businessman
Read ArticleHe had the courage to speak truth to power: Ashwani Kumar
Read ArticleBulldozer justice: Iron in the nation's soul
Read Article'Bulldozer justice': Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar welcomes Supreme Court's intervention
Read ArticleMy piece on Bail and the primacy of the right to freedom
Read ArticleSet ethical, constitutional boundaries for AI
Read Articleलोकतंत्र की राह पर अभी बहुत आगे जाएगा अपना देश
Read Articleचुनावों के शोरगुल में जरूरी मुद्दों से ध्यान भटक रहा है
Read ArticleG N Saibaba’s 10-year-long incarceration and how far India’s justice system has strayed
Read ArticleA legal giant who kept the flame of liberty alive
Read ArticleJudicial clarity on free speech
Read ArticleCustodial torture challenges democracy and dignity
Read ArticlePolitics of National Renewal
Read ArticleThe Unending Process of Justice
Read ArticleFarewell, Abe San
Read ArticleLeadership of a Democracy in Decline
Read ArticleAct of Judicial Statesmanship
Read ArticleThe Will of the Age
Ukraine War: The Test of Civilisation
A Question of Justice
People Versus Power
Understated and Compassionate
Rescuing a Democracy in Retreat
An Agenda for Governance
Reclaiming the Nation’s Moral Centre
A Fine Judicial Moment
इस महाकाल में केवल आशावादी होना ही पर्याप्त नहीं
Read ArticleGrief, the Burden of Being
Lest We Forget
Mind the Gap
Read ArticleBeyond Binaries
Right to Dignity: The Institutional Deficit
A Question of Leadership
A Moment of National Awakening
A Politics of National Renewal
The Court’s Remit
Coronavirus, the Humbling of Man by Nature
Shinzo’s Resignation an Act of Humility, Dignity
What Should Leadership Look Like in a New World
Farm Bills: Abuse of Legislative Due Process Vitiates the Law
Shinzo’s Resignation, an Act of Humility
Court Needs to Uphold the Rights of Citizens
कहाँ तुम चले गए, 'परछाइयाँ' रह गईं
Coronavirus, the Humbling of Man by Nature
A Test of True Leadership
A Resilient Democracy Must Look Beyond Binaries
Read ArticleSuccess of Farmers' Protest Renews Hope in the Politics of Mass Mobilization
Read ArticleLet's Carry On with the Dignitarian Agenda
Read ArticleWhat Should Leadership Look Like in a New World
Read ArticleShinzo’s Resignation, an Act of Humility
Read ArticleThe Leaders We Need in Today's World
A Politics of National Renewal
लोगों को रोटी और छत के लिए समझौता ना करना पड़े
No Return to Politics as Usual
Hope for the Homeless: The Case of Rohingyas
Striking a Balance
The Constitutional Legitimacy of Abrogating Article 370
Winning Over Kashmiris a Litmus Test for the Govt.
This Election, We Must Reject the Onslaughts on Freedom
Modi’s Audacity of Hope: Can He Win Over J&K
Read ArticleCustodial Torture Not Yet a Specific Criminal Offence
Constitutional Rights, Judicial Review and Parliamentary Democracy
Lok Sabha Elections Should be Fought in the Name of Protection of Idea of India
The Essence of the Next Mandate
Inequities Have Strained Our Democratic Polity
Let Us Come Together to Fulfill the Dreams of Mahatma Gandhi
A Tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Bench as Beacon
Read ArticleProtecting the Dissenters
Read ArticleDear Prime Minister, We Must Enact
Read ArticleStanding Up for Human Rights
Read ArticleEvidence vs Perception
Read ArticleThe Moment of Promise
The Resilience of Our Liberalism: On the Right to Privacy
Read ArticleThe Lesson from Doklam – Peace is the Dividend of Power
Read ArticleSearching for an Equilibrium
Read ArticleTheresa May's Visit an Opportunity to Redefine Indo-UK Relationship After Brexit
Read ArticleLet Us Aim for an Age Irrelevant Society
Dignity for All
Privacy, A Non-Negotiable Right
Read ArticleLack of Vision for Punjab
Failing the Fairness Test
Read ArticleJoint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts
Read ArticleA Contest of Ideas, Not Agendas
Caught Snooping: State Fails to Protect Citizens’ Privacy
Domestic Inflation, Result of Imported Inflation
Raise the Bar in Politics
Le rachat d'Arcelor par Mittal va donner des idées à de nombreuses entreprises indiennes
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