ESSAY Government's game of prosecutionA.G. NOORANIThe present dispensation uses prosecution as a tool to silence critics and opponents in a way that makes the legal process a punishment in itself.
Diplomacy in militancy A.G. NOORANIThe book, about the need for negotiations and talks, abounds with an astonishing number of case studies in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Essay RSS as Vishwaguru A.G. NooraniThe RSS’ drive to position India as preacher to the world encapsulates a long-term political programme of eliminating political dissent within the cou
Essay Trial by media flouts principle of fair trialA.G. NOORANIThe judicial system is weakened if the media are allowed to conduct trials of accused persons, and the principle of fair trial on the basis of evidenc
Essay How a Supreme Court judgment brought back the sedition law in India A.G. NooraniK.M. Munshi’s amendment had removed “sedition” from the Constitution, arguing that its scope was too broad to be compatible with free speech in a demo
Essay The Supreme Court sets at naught the solemn guarantee of the writ of habeas corpus A.G. NooraniIn the case of the journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court abnegates its own responsibility by treating the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts
Review Essay A counsel par excellence A.G. Noorani A biography that holds lessons for lawyers of today. At a time when unbridled power holds sway in India, Eardley Norton’s words, written a century ago
Essay UAPA: India's anti-India ActA.G. Noorani Humble though its beginnings were, the UAPA has now grown into a poisonous tree and is clearly modelled on the United States’ McCarthyite Un-American
Communalism RSS' next target - MathuraA.G. NOORANIThe Sangh Parivar carries on with its project of using religion to further political mobilisation. This time its target is what it calls Krishna Janma
Essay India’s double standards on human rights: Violations at home even as its diplomacy preaches libertyA.G. NooraniIndia has consistently followed double standards on human rights and people’s right to self-determination and refused to brook questions on its own co
A case for a new approach to contempt of courtA.G. NOORANIA look at two court cases reflecting two contrasting approaches to the subject of contempt of court. One upholds free speech, the other stymies honest
Essay How the powerful turn badA.G. NOORANIStories of bad emperors of past ages show how the acquisition of power may not so much corrupt as allow our own worst qualities to slide out and harm
Is a reversal of bank nationalisation on the cards? Calls for privatisation have grown louder just as public sector banks clean up their balance sheets.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
