SC refused to fix cooling-off period for former judges to take up post-retirement political posts, leaving it to the government to frame a law. It’s set standards for others but is hesitant to do the same for itself. Ensuring judicial independence requires SC formulating checks to regulate judges’ post-retirement conduct.
To further understand the implications of judges’ political affiliations, it is crucial to examine how judicial independence is threatened when former judges engage in political roles after retirement.
Soldiers doing social work an idea that failed under Nehru & BM Kaul. Don’t bring it back
Making soldiers do social work and support government programmes while on leave is an idea that failed once already. Nehru and Lt Gen BM Kaul began Project Amar and paid a heavy price when soldiers were taken off their main task. Bringing it back is a slide into the abyss.
Instead of asking ASEAN, China must act on its own advice to avoid ‘new Cold War’
Facing technology sanctions, and a spluttering economy, Chinese premier Li Qiang has called on ASEAN to avoid entering “a new Cold War.” China should act on its own excellent advice by rolling back its expansionist territorial claims and border aggression. Chinese hubris caused this crisis. Chinese humility can unmake it.