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: Politics
The buck must not stop here
An op-ed for The Hindu on the FIFA arrests and why the buck must go beyond Sepp Blatter: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/sepp-blatter-is-unmoved-by-the-arrests-of-fifa-officials/article7261343.ece
Conversion and Freedom of Religion
A piece for The Hindu on why anti-conversion laws violate the right to freedom of religion: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/conversion-and-freedom-of-religion/article6716638.ece
Why BR Ambedkar insisted judges should not be barred from cushy post-retirement jobs
For The Caravan’s Vantage, a post on why Justice Sathasivam’s appointment as Governor of Kerala was improper: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/vantage/why-br-ambedkar-insisted-judges-should-not-be-barred-cushy-post-retirement-jobs
A Brief History of Modern Iran, Told Through Soccer
A piece for The Pacific Standard Magazine on the Iranian football team and its link to politics in the country: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/brief-history-modern-iran-told-soccer-82908/
This Lethal Lottery
My article in The OPEN Magazine on the Supreme Court’s judgment commuting the death sentence awarded previously to three men for conspiring and murdering the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi: http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/this-lethal-lottery
Bad History Mars Indian Movie On Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination
A piece for the New York Times’ India Ink on “Madras Cafe,” its flaws and the obligations of a filmmaker to tell the truth: http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/02/bad-history-mars-indian-movie-on-rajiv-gandhis-assassination/
Code of Honours
A piece for The Caravan Magazine on the arcane rituals of judicial appointments in India: http://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/code-honours
Criminalizing match fixing
A joint op-ed in The Mint on why match-fixing and related activities ought not to be criminalized: http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/dbd5GvPhdmOEUaWw755bYP/Indian-cricket-needs-to-look-within.html
The Hedgehog
An essay for The Caravan Magazine on Ronald Dworkin, his idea of the “unity of value,” and its relevance to Indian polity: http://www.caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/hedgehog
