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The power of the Executive to enter into agreements and treaties: Bucking the conventional wisdom?

On September 13, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s Hindu features a column which reproduces a press statement issued by three retired judges (Justices Krishna Iyer, PB Sawant and H. Suresh). This statement provides a stimulating analysis of the power of the Indian …

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Sex, Lies and Rape Continued: A Response

On September 11, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

Several comments were made to the post “Does consensual sex based on false promise amount to rape?”. Recently, a detailed critique was posted by Ms. Sunanda Bharti (see comment section of the previous post). I …

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The Kundu Controversy: Research Ethics and Regulation

On September 10, 2007 By Dilip Rao In Uncategorized

Divya Gandhi’s op-ed in The Hindu last week brought to wider public focus the on-going controversy regarding manipulation in a research paper that has roiled the Indian scientific community for some time now. As pointed …

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The Khurana case and predictable views of the media establishment on regulation

On September 8, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Today’s papers are full of editorials and op-eds on the Uma Khurana case. As Barkha Dutt fairly concedes in her column: “The timing could not have been worse. On a day when television journalists were …

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Making Sense of the Subprime Crisis: Implications for India

On September 5, 2007 By Umakanth Varottil In Uncategorized

An oft-repeated adage in the financial markets goes, “when America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold”. This element of financial contagion stands out starkly in the US subprime crisis that has affected …

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Originalism to the rescue: The institutional design of the Election Commission

On September 5, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

Given the political uncertainty caused by the ‘debate’ over the 123 agreement, the seemingly abstract debate about the constitutional status of Election Commissioners (other than the Chief Election Commissioner) has gained new importance in view …

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The limits of public participation in policy-making?

On September 4, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The purpose of this post is to make a somewhat obvious and trite point, which, however, seems to be worth reiterating in current times. Kaushik Basu has a recent column in the HT which articulates …

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Justice Sabharwal replies to charges

On September 2, 2007 By V.Venkatesan In Uncategorized

The Times of India has carried Justice Sabharwal’s response to some of the allegations levelled against him by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms. A response from Campaign for JAR,therefore, would be in order …

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INDIA’S TRYST WITH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: TOWARDS A “MIDDLE PATH”?

On August 31, 2007 By Shamnad Basheer In Uncategorized

As part of its efforts to celebrate the 60th anniversary of India’s independence, DNA requested me to write an article on India and intellectual property. For those interested, it can be found here. I’ve also …

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Revisiting issues blogged about earlier, and highlighting a new women’s rights issue

On August 30, 2007 By Arun Thiruvengadam In Uncategorized

The purpose of this brief post is to provide updates or alternative views on issues that were featured in previous blog posts, while pointing to an interesting analysis of a previously unexplored issue. In two …

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