In The Hindu, an essay on the absence of democratic guardrails in regulating artificial intelligence and the dangers this poses: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/ai-and-a-gathering-storm-of-unchecked-power/article70935775.ece
Balancing faith, dignity and constitutional rights
A piece in The Hindu on the anti-exclusion test and its importance to the development of religious freedom jurisprudence in India: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/balancing-faith-dignity-and-constitutional-rights/article70676047.ece

The project of international law must not be abandoned
An essay in the Hindustan Times (10.02.2026) on why American exceptionalism must not lead to a withering of international law: https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-project-of-international-law-must-not-be-abandoned-101770651470865.html

A dismantling of the base of environmental regulation
In The Hindu, a piece on how, for an institution that has pioneered environmental protection, the Supreme Court’s review of its judgment in Vanashakti marks a disquieting step backwards: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-dismantling-of-the-base-of-environmental-regulation/article70354391.ece

Calling out the criticism of the Indian judiciary
An essay in The Hindu on how India’s judicial system only mirrors the failures that mire the rest of its governance: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/calling-out-the-criticism-of-the-indian-judiciary/article70132288.ece

Concealing a judge’s dissent, eroding judiciary’s authority
A piece in The Hindu on why a judiciary that subjects itself to the same standards of openness it demands of others will only gain greater trust and confidence of the people: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/concealing-a-judges-dissent-eroding-judiciarys-authority/article70009111.ece

Fencing out the voter in Bihar’s poll roll preparation
An essay in The Hindu on the Supreme Court and why it must intervene in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/fencing-out-the-voter-in-bihars-poll-roll-preparation/article69820024.ece

A Governor’s conduct and a judgment of significance
In The Hindu, a piece on a Supreme Court judgment which affirms a constitutional truth: governors of states are constrained by legal norms and democratic principle; they ought to act as constitutional sentinels, upholding the values of representative democracy: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/a-governors-conduct-and-a-judgment-of-significance/article69446757.ece

Little has changed in the Income-Tax Bill, 2025
A piece on the new Income Tax Bill, which despite its purported objective of clearing the fog, does little to make the law more accessible to the common taxpayer: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/little-has-changed-in-the-income-tax-bill-2025/article69291192.ece

The Collegium and changes — it may still be early days
An essay in The Hindu on why any meaningful reform of the collegium system is possible only when the government stops stonewalling proposals, on arbitrary and often undisclosed grounds: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-collegium-and-changes-it-may-still-be-early-days/article69069369.ece

