An essay in the Hindu on how federal limitations are hampering the power of states to respond to Covid-19: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/needed-greater-decentralisation-of-power/article31293086.ece
Tag: Basic Structure
Legitimacy of the basic structure
An essay in The Hindu defending the basic structure doctrine: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/legitimacy-of-the-basic-structure/article26168775.ece
Understanding secularism in the Indian context
An essay for The Hindu on why the Constitution’s guarantee of equality demands a concomitant guarantee of secularism: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-secular-condition/article22347527.ece
Taxing times for the States
An edit page essay for The Hindu on how the newly introduced Goods and Services Tax regime violates fundamental principles of federalism: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/taxing-times-for-the-states/article19346974.ece
A deeply flawed verdict
A piece for the Mumbai Mirror on a Supreme Court judgment that delivers a huge blow to the principle of seperation of powers: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/A-deeply-flawed-verdict/articleshow/49424953.cms
Suhrith Parthasarathy 