Kapil Sibal

The writer is a Senior Congress leader and former union minister....

Blog3 weeks ago

How to check lynching: The political class must stand unitedly against it, technology must be harnessed

The internet is a technology that empowers. It is also a platform that can disempower. It can build bridges or dismantle them. Through dialogue it can...
Blog2 months ago

Choreography of a break-up

With 2019 round the corner, a polarised J&K will add fuel to the fire, the centrality of the BJP’s communal agenda.
Blog2 months ago

His choice, his misstep

Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to address RSS meet in Nagpur need not perturb the Congress. He did not go there as a representative of the party.
Blog2 months ago

Draw the line for Speakers and Governors

We need to amend the law and forge political consensus to avert subversion of democracy
Blog3 months ago

What a governor must do

Supreme Court must now address itself to protecting the institution from political machinations.
Analysis3 months ago

Modi gets real on China: Wuhan summit demonstrated that a weak economy gives India few cards to deal

The informal summit at Wuhan between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping must be seen in the context of changing global equations. China with...
Blog4 months ago

A dangerous incursion

The government’s opposition to the elevation of the Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice K.M. Joseph, to the Supreme Court, as recommended by the...
Blog4 months ago

Look, who is talking about diminishing the authority of the judiciary

There is no procedure under the law except through an impeachment motion to remove an errant judge. When all processes are politicised and the media is...
Blog5 months ago

Failing the law

There are two essential elements of a constitutional republic. First, the law and not men are supreme. Second, the sovereignty of each individual expressed through elected...
Blog6 months ago

A scam, the deeper rot

Politician-business-banker nexus makes bank lendings prone to corruption.
Blog7 months ago

A mirage called equality

The clarion call for freedom triumphed on August 15, 1947. What followed in its wake, along the road to transfer of power, were heart-wrenching stories of...
Analysis7 months ago

A cauldron of discontent

Every 18 minutes, a Dalit is attacked in India. However, the conviction rate is only 28 per cent. UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and MP have witnessed a...
Blog7 months ago

A judicious warning

The Chief Justice of India is the Master of the Roster. He must also be accountable
Blog8 months ago

Civil wrong, criminal act: on the triple talaq Bill

The triple talaq Bill smacks of political opportunism
Analysis8 months ago

Driven by a collective cause

The nature of the political discourse has changed radically; those who seek an inclusive India are termed Pakistanis and anti-national.
Blog8 months ago

Conspiracy of circumstances

The CAG earned laurels for the sensational Rs 1.76 lakh crore alleged presumptive loss to the treasury following the 2G spectrum allocations based on the administered...
Analysis8 months ago

Of lies and half-truths

The BJP may have won Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but deep down, it also knows that it has lost the battle....
Blog8 months ago

Gujarat election results 2017: The political arithmetic has worked but the victory is pyrrhic

The arithmetic of politics has succeeded. The BJP has won, though with a lower tally in Gujarat. Himachal Pradesh has been wrested from the Congress. When...
Blog9 months ago

In the name of faith

People love to hate. But when they think that god is on their side, hatred becomes a matter of faith. That breeds violence. The Thirty Years’...
Blog9 months ago

The Judiciary’s reputation is at stake

Any loss of confidence in the bipartisan nature of court procedures will sully its reputation
America9 months ago

India in the global matrix: We must deepen bilateral relations with Japan and the US

With the dismantling of trade barriers and the exponential increase of cross-border economic activity, the nature of the global economy has changed. This reality has necessitated...
Blog9 months ago

Crime and callousness

Justice, in all its manifestations, is essential if the culture of democracy is to flourish. Unbiased investigations are essential to delivering justice to the victims of...
Blog10 months ago

Rethinking World Bank ranking

India has a long way to go. It would be in the fitness of things for the government to lay out a roadmap for businesses at...
Blog10 months ago

India story has been derailed: Remember ‘minimum government, maximum governance’?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised us a New India: sans corruption, business friendly, with a resurgent rupee, a great power that is recognised globally. His motto,...
Blog10 months ago

Defamation, not at the cost of gagging free speech

The curtailment of an individual writer or author’s freedom of speech and expression should never be lightly viewed. Any person who feels that his good name...
Analysis10 months ago

How the future was compromised

NPA crisis was accentuated by court judgments cancelling telecom licences and coal block allocations. An overzealous CAG, bloodthirsty media, myopic Opposition hurt India’s progress Presumptive loss...
Blog10 months ago

A new vision for a new India

While a political party may draw inspiration from the past, it must live in the present
Analysis10 months ago

What statistics don’t tell

NDA government promised to transform India in 60 months. Forty months down the road, the future looks bleak and bluffing through the jugglery of numbers continues....
Analysis10 months ago

In the corridors of justice

New Delhi 9th Oct 2017, : If transfers by the Collegium are made in a non-transparent fashion, even unanimously, people will speculate Under our constitutional scheme,...
Analysis10 months ago

Navigate Kashmir’s choppy waters: Without a coherent Kashmir strategy, the only option left is security forces versus the rest

October 9, New Delhi, 2017: To navigate choppy waters requires courage. The navigator must be astute enough to recognise the strength of the undercurrent. In Jammu &...
Analysis11 months ago

Anatomy of a decline

The PM in attempting to usher in the era of a cashless society, has rendered poor people cashless.
Analysis11 months ago

In the shoes of the Governor

Recent experience shows that Governors in the country have been errant in upholding constitutional values.
Blog11 months ago

Tech’s morality-neutral nature: In the wrong hands, technology can cause untold damage, writes Kapil Sibal

The State insists on sharing our Aadhaar with various government departments, to be stored and used as and when necessary. Though it helps streamline our activities,...
Blog11 months ago

Rule of the ugly Indian

The steady rise of the ugly Indian since 2014 has gained traction. The organs of the body politic have begun to atrophy. State-craft based on media...
Analysis12 months ago

Bit tragedy, empty rhetoric

To prevent more Gorakhpurs, shake off the apathy and fix India’s broken public healthcare
India12 months ago

The triple talaq conundrum: Politics of religion & religion of politics must be segregated

New Delhi, Sep 1, 2017: The process of societal reform embedded in age-old practices is slow and painful. Martin Luther tried to reform the Catholic Church...
Blog12 months ago

Fake news: The facts of fiction

With mobile phones in the hands of 900 million, the power of fake news has the potential to deliver outcomes based on fiction, not facts.
Blog1 year ago

My India Has Changed

It is under a regime that thrives on instilling fear, suppressing dissent
Blog1 year ago

In the preserves of privacy, writes Kapil Sibal

Privacy must be recognised as a constitutional right for it to be enforced, but its exercise is subject to legitimate and compelling State interest
Blog1 year ago

Five essential elements to keep democracy alive and kicking in India

What India needs is an objective media, independent judiciary, investigation agencies that inspire confidence, honest bureaucrats, and, a robust economy backed by sound banking practises.
Blog1 year ago

A hollow symbolism

BJP projects itself as pro-Dalit by making Ram Nath Kovind its presidential candidate. It won’t work
Blog1 year ago

Muzzling freedom of expression

Unless a trade is prohibited by law or taken over by the state, restrictions of the kind imposed by the rules regarding sale of cattle are...
Blog1 year ago

All about winning

Politics must be muscular, majoritarian with a no-holds-barred campaign to invade the minds of citizens, embedding in them the mirage of change for the better.
Blog1 year ago

Modinomics rings hollow: Look beneath government hype, and signs of deep economic distress are evident

Three years of drought, that is the state of the nation. The monsoon of hope is a long way away. Yet the dream has not soured;...
Blog1 year ago

Beyond triple talaq

The central issue, therefore, is not the finality and the manner in which women are divorced, but the inability of both law and society to protect...
India1 year ago

Don’t pressure people to be patriots

Respect for the flag and standing up for the anthem should be driven by emotion, not law.
India1 year ago

Circumspection, My Lords

With the power of judicial review, the expanse of our Supreme Court’s jurisdiction is unmatched compared to other judicial forums around the world. The greater the...
Blog2 years ago

A non-reformist Budget

This government is high on rhetoric, short on facts.

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How to check lynching: The political class must stand unitedly against it, technology must be harnessed

Choreography of a break-up

His choice, his misstep

Draw the line for Speakers and Governors

What a governor must do

Modi gets real on China: Wuhan summit demonstrated that a weak economy gives India few cards to deal

A dangerous incursion

Look, who is talking about diminishing the authority of the judiciary

Failing the law

A scam, the deeper rot

A mirage called equality

A cauldron of discontent

A judicious warning

Civil wrong, criminal act: on the triple talaq Bill

Driven by a collective cause

Conspiracy of circumstances

Of lies and half-truths

Gujarat election results 2017: The political arithmetic has worked but the victory is pyrrhic

In the name of faith

The Judiciary’s reputation is at stake

India in the global matrix: We must deepen bilateral relations with Japan and the US

Crime and callousness

Rethinking World Bank ranking

India story has been derailed: Remember ‘minimum government, maximum governance’?

Defamation, not at the cost of gagging free speech

How the future was compromised

A new vision for a new India

What statistics don’t tell

In the corridors of justice

Navigate Kashmir’s choppy waters: Without a coherent Kashmir strategy, the only option left is security forces versus the rest

Anatomy of a decline

In the shoes of the Governor

Tech’s morality-neutral nature: In the wrong hands, technology can cause untold damage, writes Kapil Sibal

Rule of the ugly Indian

Bit tragedy, empty rhetoric

The triple talaq conundrum: Politics of religion & religion of politics must be segregated

Fake news: The facts of fiction

My India Has Changed

In the preserves of privacy, writes Kapil Sibal

Five essential elements to keep democracy alive and kicking in India

A hollow symbolism

Muzzling freedom of expression

All about winning

Modinomics rings hollow: Look beneath government hype, and signs of deep economic distress are evident

Beyond triple talaq

Don’t pressure people to be patriots

Circumspection, My Lords

A non-reformist Budget

BJP MP blames rising muslim population for rapes

New 100-rupee note poses fresh headaches for ATM operators

Rs 786 cr textile unit coming up in Karnataka’s Chamarajnagar

Karnataka CM briefs President on Rescue operations in Kodagu, Modi assures help

Asian Games 2018 : Bajrang Punia enters finals of 65Kg freestyle wrestling

UAE businessman donates Rs 12.5 crore for Kerala flood relief

Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Rahul leads midnight protest at India Gate

White House says to announce actions on Pakistan within days

Beautiful City Chandigarh Flooded with Heavy Rains