Law, Ideas and Ideology in Politics: Perspectives of an ActivistPt. 1. Securing constitutional democracy -- pt. 2. Indian economy : challenge and response -- pt. 3. International law, terrorism and the future of Indo-US relations -- pt. 4. Values and vision in public life. |
Contents
Parliament and Poll Reforms | 11 |
Debating Electoral Reforms | 15 |
Judicial Activism and Poll Reforms | 20 |
Reform of the Judicial System | 22 |
Right to Privacy | 25 |
Enforcing the Law | 29 |
The Presidents Prerogative | 33 |
Options before | 37 |
The Road Ahead | 98 |
Stimulating Innovation and Technological | 104 |
International | 127 |
Part III | 148 |
International Law Terrorism and the Future of IndoUS Relations | 155 |
The Logic and Philosophy | 157 |
Doubting the Legitimacy of Iraq War | 169 |
Debating the Iraq Situation | 172 |
The Presidents Nod | 40 |
Human Rights and | 43 |
A Statement of First Principles | 47 |
Strengthening Constitutionalism | 49 |
A Flawed Judgment | 52 |
Part II | 55 |
A Critical | 57 |
The Budget for 2003 | 61 |
The Unemployment Debate | 67 |
NonPerforming Assets and the Securitization | 74 |
Lets not have a NonPerforming Act | 78 |
The Debate | 82 |
Reforms are not AntiPoor | 88 |
The Debate | 92 |
Government Policy and Terrorism in JK | 175 |
Government should Adopt Policy Conducive | 181 |
An Enduring Victory of Freedom Over Fear | 186 |
The Lesson of Kargil | 190 |
War Crimes against Indian Soldiers | 194 |
Part IV | 199 |
Why I will Vote for Sonia | 201 |
Presenting a Credible Congress | 204 |
Right to Dissent in Parties | 207 |
Power is a Trust | 210 |
Advocate for the Congress | 214 |
Pump Parivar and Congress | 218 |
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