Articles by Abhishek Singhvi
Not swearing-in by the rulebook
There is no provision to suggest that the death of a serving chief minister has the automatic legal effect of dissolving the cabinet or diluting the initial appointment of each minister, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Sep 13, 2009 09:22 PM IST
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Candid Corner: Never the twain shall meet
Drawing room discussions frequently throw up the sentiment: why do the BJP and the Congress not join hands to form a national government? Abhishek Singhvi writes.
Updated on Jun 03, 2008 10:36 PM IST
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Miles to go before we sleep
The euphoria around India’s growth has to be tempered with realism. Amid talk of superpower status, we need to remember that the country is beset with mind-numbing poverty, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on May 20, 2008 10:59 PM IST
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An excellence idea
Neither is excellence an exclusively urban paradigm nor is it only a virtue to be cultivated only in activities related to the rich and the empowered, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Mar 18, 2008 09:51 PM IST
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Social infrastructure must get priority
The Congress philosophy is one of inclusive growth where Gandhiji’s common man is the prime focus, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Feb 27, 2008 09:19 PM IST
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India in one man
India is one of the world’s most vibrant and dynamic democracies, comparable to the oldest or the most advanced the world can offer, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Feb 06, 2008 12:23 AM IST
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One room, many doors
If there is one overriding theme about the very idea of India, it is its multiple, cacophonic and bewildering plurality, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jan 22, 2008 10:17 PM IST
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On a whim and a fancy
Gizmo may be utterly inexpensive or a completely non-utility item, but I covet it and fancy myself using the esoteric gadget frequently, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Dec 25, 2007 11:10 PM IST
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The show must go on
With a plethora of technology options, India has to tread carefully through a maze of opinion makers, lobbyists and power brokers, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Dec 13, 2007 12:48 AM IST
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Epic revelations
The permissiveness of ancient Indian society and their ultra-liberal view on sexual relationships is breathtaking. Nowhere is this better depicted than in the Mahabharata, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Nov 13, 2007 10:39 PM IST
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Common wealth squandered
What Commonwealth Games are we talking about? Are these Games of any relevance if this ‘common wealth’ of yours and mine does not exist in Delhi, wonders Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Oct 30, 2007 10:08 PM IST
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Onward march of federalism
Federalism is a vehicle for managing diversities, multiplicities and pluralities, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Oct 16, 2007 10:33 PM IST
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Gandhi on our minds
The main reason for the world’s continuing love affair with the extraordinary Gandhi was his seeming ordinariness, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Oct 03, 2007 04:58 AM IST
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Time to change course
It is heartening to note that despite the deterioration of parliamentary standards, civil society still has respect, admiration and curiosity about the House and is keen to attend debates, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Sep 18, 2007 11:20 PM IST
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Enriched by the deal
The PM deserves our gratitude for standing by his faith for over 24 months, when the announcement about the N-deal was made, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Aug 03, 2007 01:27 AM IST
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A bag of laughs
I have for long proposed the commissioning of one DVD containing extracts of the best of situational comedy from Bollywood — something no one has thought of yet, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jul 18, 2007 04:48 AM IST
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Don’t bank on all this
No doubt, politics has a lot to do with perception, image and rhetoric. But a mature politician must base these on facts. When the hullabaloo of the presidential polls subside, the facts will speak for themselves, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jul 05, 2007 12:24 AM IST
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Out of South Africa
The constitutional landscape of Africa is littered with the wrecks of emerging nations, rising from the yoke of imperial powers like Britain, France and Germany, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jun 20, 2007 03:09 AM IST
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Shore up infrastructure
The public-private partnership needs a far larger inflow of private investment and the Environment Impact Assessments need to be done properly by engaging civil society, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Jun 06, 2007 02:21 AM IST
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Flying from broken nests
There is certainly something about adverse childhoods and broken homes and their propensity to throw up icons, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on May 23, 2007 03:36 AM IST
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Reign of terror
Whenever incidents like police encounters happen in Gujarat, the BJP has a standard argument: riots and encounter deaths have taken place in other parts of the country too, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on May 09, 2007 12:40 AM IST
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Shades of grey
As the national spokesperson of an all-India party, I am frequently asked about the dynamics and inner workings of the media and the role of a spokesperson, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Apr 27, 2007 12:01 AM IST
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Revise reservations
The apex court is as fallible as other institutions and is liable to stringent criticism of its judgments and orders, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Apr 12, 2007 01:52 AM IST
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To make India $hine
With 36 listed ‘dollar billionaires’, India has almost double the number that China has and a third more than its nearest rival, Japan, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Mar 13, 2007 11:49 PM IST
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Judges in law
The proposed new Bill to deal with errant judges has evoked strong and different reactions, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Published on Feb 28, 2007 02:13 AM IST
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Bhutan’s crowning glory
Royal family in Bhutan represents one of the rare examples of a monarchy where succession has been implemented by abdication in an orderly and unostentatious fashion, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Published on Feb 14, 2007 04:25 PM IST
None | Candid corner | Abhishek Singhvi, New Delhi
Bhutan?s crowning glory
Royal family in Bhutan represents one of the rare examples of a monarchy where succession has been implemented by abdication in an orderly and unostentatious fashion, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Updated on Feb 14, 2007 03:05 AM IST
None | Candid corner | Abhishek Singhvi
Bhutan?s crowning glory
Royal family in Bhutan represents one of the rare examples of a monarchy where succession has been implemented by abdication in an orderly and unostentatious fashion, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Published on Feb 14, 2007 12:03 AM IST
None | Candid corner | Abhishek Singhvi
Tiger, tiger, burning dim
At the rate we are going, I can imagine the horrible feeling of having to either travel to a zoo to see a tiger or, worse still, to Siberia, south China or Sumatra, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Published on Jan 31, 2007 12:06 AM IST
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Back to the drawing board
SC judgment on the Ninth Schedule reflects the humongous reach of constitutional adjudication, writes Abhishek Singhvi.
Published on Jan 17, 2007 12:44 AM IST
None | Candid corner | Abhishek Singhvi