Articles by Abhishek Singhvi
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

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 01:26 AM IST
Abhishek Singhvi, New delhi
India’s basic constitutional values need eternal vigilance
We must illuminate the Constitution by understanding the idea of India

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

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

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

Updated on Apr 22, 2023 06:55 PM IST
India must rehaul its Pakistan policy
New Delhi must rethink and reboot its strategies across the crucial economic, strategic, and diplomatic sectors

Updated on Apr 17, 2022 07:56 PM IST
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

Published on Jan 10, 2021 09:23 PM IST
Challenges ahead for the judiciary
To free up the clogged arteries of the system, we need an alternative dispute resolution mechanism

Published on Dec 30, 2020 07:44 PM IST
TV news is in crisis. Regulate, reform it
A mix of legislative moves, judicial monitoring and industry self-regulation is needed

Updated on Sep 07, 2020 08:11 AM IST
A blueprint to counter CCP and Xi
It is time to plant the fear of India in China. Use military, diplomatic, economic options vigorously

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 07:40 PM IST
Overcome the malaise of defection | Opinion
Create a new framework to govern actions of legislators, election of speaker, role of governor

Updated on Jul 22, 2020 07:01 AM IST
Chanakya can trump Confucius, writes Abhishek Manu Singhvi
India needs to have a comprehensive diplomatic, strategic and economic plan to take on China

Updated on Jul 09, 2020 07:45 PM IST
The five Ps of disaster management, writes Abhishek Singhvi
Amphan has wreaked destruction. India needs a focused approach to cyclical natural disasters.

Updated on May 27, 2020 05:46 AM IST
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

Published on Apr 20, 2020 08:10 PM IST
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

Updated on Mar 17, 2020 06:57 PM IST
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

Published on Nov 09, 2019 09:08 PM IST
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

Updated on Oct 20, 2019 08:29 PM IST
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.

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 04:28 PM IST
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

Updated on May 08, 2019 08:10 PM IST
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

Updated on Nov 20, 2018 05:58 PM IST
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

Published on Oct 09, 2018 05:59 PM IST
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.

Published on Jun 13, 2018 12:33 PM IST
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?

Updated on Jan 03, 2018 08:19 AM IST
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).

Published on Dec 15, 2017 12:47 PM IST
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.

Published on Nov 24, 2017 05:18 PM IST
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.

Updated on Apr 12, 2017 12:48 PM IST
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

Updated on Jan 24, 2017 11:21 AM IST
Democracy restored in Uttarakhand
The Centre’s intervention in Uttarakhand by dismissing an elected government was ill-advised in many counts

Updated on May 11, 2016 10:29 PM IST
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.

Updated on Aug 22, 2014 11:44 PM IST
, New Delhi
Abhishek SinghviDon'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.

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