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It will be a long wait to find someone like Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh’s personality proves that oxymorons are alive and kicking in Indian politics and that seeming paradoxes can succeed beyond imagination

Dr Singh, or MMS as per the acronym frequently used for him, was a rare species in public life, precisely because he was not a “politician”, said Congress MP Abishek Singhvi (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 01:26 AM IST
By, New delhi

India’s basic constitutional values need eternal vigilance

We must illuminate the Constitution by understanding the idea of India

India’s constitutional journey has been an indigenous exercise, without any external advice or instructions. (HT Archive)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 06:24 AM IST

A cosmetic exercise and a missed opportunity

New crime laws are likely to add to the case arrears, may be misused by State agencies against citizens

The Chinese wall separation of the investigation and prosecution departments of the police has been called out by several law commissions. (Representative Image)
Published on Dec 25, 2023 10:11 PM IST

New draft codes need wider consultations

The new bills give the impression that instead of genuine reform, it was an exercise of leaving one’s stamp just for the sake of doing so

Changes to police custody (PC) are retrogressive(HT Archive)
Published on Aug 16, 2023 10:11 PM IST

Basic structure is India’s pride and world’s envy

On the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment, it is time to appreciate how the doctrine brought together the best in advocacy, idealism

By a 7-6 verdict in the Kesavananda Bharati case, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament could amend any part of the Constitution if it did not alter or amend the basic structure or essential features of the Constitution (SAMIR JANA/HT)
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 06:55 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

India must rehaul its Pakistan policy

New Delhi must rethink and reboot its strategies across the crucial economic, strategic, and diplomatic sectors

India should read out — loud and clear — that bilateral negotiations, unifocally meaning Kashmir for Pakistan, must include Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan issues and that otherwise talks cannot begin. (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 17, 2022 07:56 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi and Akash Kumar Singh

A new vision for legal education in India

We must focus on tying up the existing corpus of rich data on legal education into a national legal education plan

An empowered committee of academicians, chief justices and eminent lawyers should be set up or an independent, autonomous National Council for Legal Education and Research must be created to bring objectivity into the system (Shutterstock)
Published on Jan 10, 2021 09:23 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Challenges ahead for the judiciary

To free up the clogged arteries of the system, we need an alternative dispute resolution mechanism

Collegiums, having monopolised appointments and transfers, are duty bound to devise a simple flow/time chart to ensure that movement of files at each level is monitored by a designated judge in each court and does not exceed the stipulated time period for each rung of the ladder.(PTI)
Published on Dec 30, 2020 07:44 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

TV news is in crisis. Regulate, reform it

A mix of legislative moves, judicial monitoring and industry self-regulation is needed

As the industry’s conscience-keeper, the News Broadcasters Association’s advisories must increase and their slightest violation should evoke harsh warnings and penalties(Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 07, 2020 08:11 AM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi and Jaiveer Shergill

A blueprint to counter CCP and Xi

It is time to plant the fear of India in China. Use military, diplomatic, economic options vigorously

The problem is not China, but Xi Jinping. He needs to be reminded of the Mao dictum on the sources of power(AP)
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 07:40 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Overcome the malaise of defection | Opinion

Create a new framework to govern actions of legislators, election of speaker, role of governor

Politicians have found ways to beat the law and engage in the ‘constitutional sin’ of defection(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 22, 2020 07:01 AM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Chanakya can trump Confucius, writes Abhishek Manu Singhvi

India needs to have a comprehensive diplomatic, strategic and economic plan to take on China

Never has any Indian government after 1962 got greater anti-China bipartisan support than now(REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 09, 2020 07:45 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

The five Ps of disaster management, writes Abhishek Singhvi

Amphan has wreaked destruction. India needs a focused approach to cyclical natural disasters.

A prominent State role, pools of funds, planning, policy, and preparedness are essential in coping with disasters(REUTERS)
Updated on May 27, 2020 05:46 AM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Will force majeure apply to Covid, writes Abhishek Singhvi

Principles and case law show that citing the pandemic to avoid obligations will not be easy

Principles and case law show that citing the pandemic to avoid obligations will not be easy(AP)
Published on Apr 20, 2020 08:10 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Why Ranjan Gogoi’s RS nomination is wrong, writes Abhishek Singhvi

It undermines the SC. The BJP should have paid heed to Arun Jaitley’s warning on post-retirement jobs for judges

Gogoi’s term saw a significant number of judgments in favour of the executive. The appointment will lead to questions(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 17, 2020 06:57 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

The Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict on Ayodhya is remarkable

The only correct, efficacious and lasting solution to this divisive issue is the binding judgment of the apex court

None of the Supreme Court’s reasoning or findings can be said to be perverse, unknown to law, or excludes established legal principles of judicial adjudication(Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Published on Nov 09, 2019 09:08 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

The worrying trend of the government souring the social contract | Opinion

With increasing State control, the rights of citizens are being neglected. The government must now introspect

The National Register of Citizens is a state activity that provided no visible benefits at great personal cost to citizens. The haphazard manner in which the documentation was processed, with vast differences between the first two drafts and the final list, was criticised by all, regardless of political affiliation(AP)
Updated on Oct 20, 2019 08:29 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi and Muhammad Khan

Arun Jaitley: A tribute from the other side of the political and legal divide

We have lost a good man in public life, a decent human being, a respected and able professional, a witty thinker, a lifelong student of politics, a remarkable communicator, a committed pillar of his party and a close friend to many.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturaday. He was 66.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 20, 2020 04:28 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

As a constitutional body, the ECI must be credible

Its record of diligence in acting decisively is marred by its reverence and deference towards Modi and Shah

Over the last 50 days, the Congress, through its leaders and counsels, has made over 50 formal representations to the Election Commission of India(REUTERS)
Updated on May 08, 2019 08:10 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi and Muhammad A Khan

The CBI is facing a crisis of credibility

The Supreme Court has drawn back the blinds that had rendered the functioning of the CBI opaque

Next week, the Supreme Court will embark on an examination which will have a definitive bearing on that institution and the degree of autonomy it enjoys(Biplov Bhuyan/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 05:58 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi and Muhammad Khan

While the Sabarimala judgment soars in spirit, it is weak on legalities

Each of the four judgments, by some of the best and brightest from our judiciary, reflect an outstanding scholastic approach, so that disagreement apart, it is exhilarating to find such painstaking research, conceptual innovation, industry and elegance of language as is found there

A woman chants hymns during a protest called by various Hindu organisations against the lifting of ban by Supreme Court that allowed entry of women to the Sabarimala temple, in Kochi, India, October 2, 2018(REUTERS)
Published on Oct 09, 2018 05:59 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

The BJP is oblivious to farmer distress

Modinomics has failed miserably to maintain the legacy of high agricultural growth rates handed over by the UPA. Achche din for farmers can hardly come with a demonising tax regime.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi consoles the family member of a farmer killed in the police firing during 2017 farmers' agitation in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh(HT)
Published on Jun 13, 2018 12:33 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

The triple talaq bill is a distortion of the essence of the Supreme Court judgments

In criminalising triple talaq, is the present government misusing a judgment delivered to promote gender equality, for ulterior motives? Or of gross overbreadth in legislating supposedly on the basis of the SC judgement?

Muslims pose with placards to protest against the government over Triple Talaq Bill in Mumbai(PTI)
Updated on Jan 03, 2018 08:19 AM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Hindu nationalism has mangled the inclusive spirit of Indian nationalism

Indian nationalism must be reinvigorated by stressing on three pillars: Constitutionalism (respect for the Constitution, due process, and rule of law), pluralism (respect and preservation of India’s diversity, for the ethos of Bharata, the idea of India) and humanism (respect and promotion of insaaniyat).

The positive spirit of patriotism is now truly being misused. A government’s job should not be to distribute certificates of anti-nationalism selectively to thinking and questioning citizens, irrespective of their ideologies.(Hindustan Times)
Published on Dec 15, 2017 12:47 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Dalveer Bhandari’s re-election to the ICJ proves that the sun has set on the old world order

The re-election is a clarion call for reform of multilateral institutions like the UN. This moment is an inflection point, building on years of diplomatic engagement by India and other developing countries for a fair and just world regime.

No doubt, the excellent temperament of the incumbent, Justice Bhandari, helped in the victory, for he is an extremely polite, reasonable, humble and helpful person.(PTI)
Published on Nov 24, 2017 05:18 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Lokpal: A long history of doublespeak

The NDA has so far successfully avoided the appointment of a lokpal, using every possible excuse, just like the state government stalled the appointment of a lokayukta in Gujarat from 2003 to 2013.

Anna Hazare during his fast in protest against the proposals of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill in December 2011.(Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 12, 2017 12:48 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Demonetisation: This ‘surgical strike’ has cost the RBI its credibility

The very identity, autonomy and future of the premier regulator of India with an unequalled global stature (the RBI) has been irreparably prejudiced and irreversibly jeopardised. The very concept of a statutory central bank is that of an independent regulator of monetary policy notwithstanding pressures from the executive

The very identity, autonomy and future of the premier regulator of India with an unequalled global stature (the RBI) has been irreparably prejudiced and irreversibly jeopardised(Reuters)
Updated on Jan 24, 2017 11:21 AM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

Democracy restored in Uttarakhand

The Centre’s intervention in Uttarakhand by dismissing an elected government was ill-advised in many counts

Harish Rawat talks to the media after the end of the crucial Uttarakhand assembly floor test(PTI)
Updated on May 11, 2016 10:29 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect

What matters now is how and with what objectivity and fairness we operate the new system. Institutions are only as good as their operators, writes Abhishek Singhvi.

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Updated on Aug 22, 2014 11:44 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi, New Delhi

Don't let noise become the voice

We must not let our vibrant - albeit imperfect - democracy be tarnished by irrational behaviour of certain elements. Abhishek Singhvi writes.

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Updated on Jan 03, 2013 10:14 PM IST
ByAbhishek Singhvi, New Delhi
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