Abishek Nippani To bestow ideological rights and even opportunities upon people without equipping them with the right tools to take on such opportunities is akin to “[Telling] an unprovisioned man lost in the desert that he is free to eat, drink, bathe, read…” Kesavananda Bharti v State of Kerala Amidst the turmoil created by the…
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When Judges took to the Press: Looming Public Policy Questions
SHREEJA SEN In the history of the Indian judiciary, there have been several landmark moments. Some have been marked by sheer judicial brilliance, while others have blotted its history, often coming back to haunt the institution. The events of 12 January 2018 are likely to go down as one such landmark moment, although time will…
Ecological Services, Ecological Economics: Looking at the Sustainable Development Agenda
DEVIKA SINGH All of the seventeen SDGs have a common underlying factor – they are all dependent on natural resources. This importance finally given to the environment and natural resources comes a little late. The complete dependence of human existence on the environment and natural resources is reflected in the SDG Agenda, which places natural…
Culture, Politics and Laws: Comparing France and Russia in the 20th Century
DWIJARAJ BHATTACHARYA With the vast nature and scope of politics, be it in terms of the laws that are governing the society or in terms of mechanisms used for the enforcement of the formal state dictate, there exist numerous approaches in present day literature which provide a theoretical and conceptual framework to enable a holistic…
Development of Social Welfare Policies: A means to address Group Inequality in India
DEVIKA SINGH A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT DEBATE The Development debate gained momentum as a post world war necessity. ‘Development’ emerged as a new tool for addressing the problem of poverty which was exacerbated in the years following the second world war. Harry S. Truman’s Presidential inaugural speech in 1949 marks the acknowledgement of…