For The Hindu, an edit-page essay on why the Supreme Court should re-visit its definition of Hindutva, rendered more than 20 years ago: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/hindutva-at-the-hustings/article9272291.ece
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Not a court of everyday appeals
An article in The Hindu’s editorial page on the proposed National Court of Appeal: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/national-court-of-appeal-not-a-court-of-everyday-appeals/article8452264.ece
Sedition and the government
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
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
An anti-constitutional judgment
A critique of a Supreme Court judgment that found unconstitutional the National Judicial Appointments Commission: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/njac-verdict-an-anticonstitutional-judgment/article7819287.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
Water Wars in India’s South
A piece for The New York Times’ India Ink on the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar Dam: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/water-wars-in-indias-south/?_r=0