An edit page article for The Hindu on the unconstitutionality of sedition laws: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/sedition-and-the-government/article8241312.ece
Tag: Free Speech
The basics for free speech
For The Hindu, a piece on how the Indian judiciary abuses its power to punish for contempt of court: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/arundhati-roy-and-hc-hearing-the-basics-for-free-speech/article8168835.ece
The judgment that silenced Section 66A
A piece for The Hindu on an excellent Supreme Court judgment that affirmed the value of free speech in India’s Constitution: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-judgment-that-silenced-section-66a/article7032656.ece
Narendra Modi’s dangerously flawed ideas on compulsory voting
A piece for The Caravan Magazine’s Vantage on the new Gujarat law that imposes compulsory voting in local body elections in the state: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/narendra-modi-dangerously-flawed-ideas-compulsory-voting
Democracy versus majoritarian will
An op-ed in The Hindu on why democracy demands more than a mere commitment to majoritarian will: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/democracy-versus-majoritarian-will/article5733360.ece
Suhrith Parthasarathy 