I’ve spent the last 1.5 months writing a 5-part election series for the Indian Express, called “Vikas Vote”. I travel to constituencies across India which have seen big improvements in one development indicator each. I …
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Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots
In today’s Indian Express, I’ve written this piece on Narenda Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots
Continue readingActivism (legal and otherwise) of the Hindi newspaper, Patrika
I guess this recent piece of reportage of mine, for the New York Times – India Ink, falls in the “Other Things” category of this blog. Though it does chronicle how the formidable Patrika newspaper …
Continue readingCBI autonomy and the Courts
In this article in today’s Indian Express I argue that the courts are not the answer to bringing about CBI autonomy. The initiative has to come from Parliament.
Continue readingObituary of Justice Verma
Here is my obituary of Justice Verma in today’s The Indian Express. (This is the another link). Express also carried this obituary by Soli Sorabjee and another by Seema Chishti
Continue readingSC Novartis judgment is pro-innovation
In this article in today’s Indian Express, I argue that the recent Supreme Court judgment in the Novartis’ case is very much pro-innovation, but tries to weed out marketing gimmicks from patent protection. This blog …
Continue readingNarendra Modi’s right to free speech
My piece in The Indian Express a couple of days ago on controversy over Modi speaking (then not) at Wharton. I argue that those against Modi speaking misunderstood the role of a university.
Continue readingPromotion Quota Bill
In this op-ed in today’s Indian Express, I add my own perspective on the promotion quota bill. Among other things, I argue that (a) there is no comprehensive data that conclusively establishes under-representation of Dalits …
Continue readingThe Fear of Balasaheb Thackeray
I wrote in yesterday’s The Indian Express on Balasaheb Thackeray. Im sure the arrest of two bloggers today will attract this blog’s attention.
Continue readingDoes the Jan Lok Pal Bill reflect ‘We the People’?
In the latest episode of Barkha Dutt’s ‘We the People’, I argue that the Anna Hazare movement is driven by the urban middle-class, and this is reflected in the peculiarities of the Jan Lok Pal …
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