Supreme Court judgment on Maharashtra brings back Alexander Pope’s line: Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike. The Bench says the Governor and Speaker acted illegally to oust Thackeray’s MVA government. Yet, they stop short of redressal. It’s disappointing if Indian judiciary also succumbs to the doctrine of convenience.
SC verdict on who controls govt services in Delhi gives much-needed clarity
The Supreme Court has provided welcome clarity on who controls government services in Delhi. If Delhi is to remain a state, then the bureaucracy, which serves as the executor of government policy, needs to be answerable only to the state’s legislative assembly and, by extension, to the people of Delhi.
Pokhran nuclear tests 25 yrs ago laid the ground for putting India at heart of world order
The Pokhran nuclear tests 25 years ago laid the foundations for putting India at the heart of the world order today. The bold, defiant tests consolidated the ginger opening to the West initiated after the Cold War, dismantled nuclear apartheid and compelled global powers to engage India as an equal.