Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in corruption, india, Lok Pal, Politics, Reforms on Jun 13th, 2011
“You have to know the past to understand the present” – Dr Carl Sagan The 1990s are often referred to as the decade when India came of age. This attribution was basically due to the sweeping economic reforms that led to an absolute change in the Indian investment climate. The economic reforms apart, the Indian [...]
Posted in Constitution, Court, Democracy, india on Jan 21st, 2009
I learnt today that apparently the Chief Justice and his office do not constitute a ‘public authority’ under the Right to Information Act. This, after the Supreme Court petitioned the Delhi High Court against an order passed by the Central Information Commission asking the CJI to disclose as to whether the judges of the Supreme Court were [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2008
As the year is fizzling down to an economically weak finale, Satyam Computers has found itself in a deep mire, with the Maytas acquisition deal coming under strict scrutiny. In an unrelated development, the World Bank later announced its intention to snap all business and development ties with Satyam following allegations of data theft in [...]