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Abhishek Singhvi

Abhishek Singhvi

Articles by Abhishek Singhvi

Budget 2026-27: Ledger of missed opportunities

The middle class is taxed by silence. Perhaps the most glaring miss of this budget is what it refuses to say to India’s middle class. There is no income-tax relief, no slab rationalisation, and no inflation indexing. (Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 15:19 IST

Why the Constitution must say the Republic is secular

The principles of socialism and secularism were firmly anchored in the original constitutional vision from the very beginning, even though they were technically codified by declaration in the 42nd Amendment. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 4, 2025 14:39 IST

Turkey’s caliphate delusions and India’s security concerns

Cloaked in nostalgia and supercharged by social media, Erdoğan’s neo-Ottoman propaganda seeks to radicalise young minds (AFP)

Updated on Jun 2, 2025 13:57 IST

Foreigners Act born of fear, not foresight

To say this is a national security measure is to insult the very idea of security. True security lies in upholding liberty, not annihilating it. Let this not be our descent into darkness (Arijit Sen/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 9, 2025 13:25 IST

It will be a long wait to find someone like Manmohan Singh

Dr Singh, or MMS as per the acronym frequently used for him, was a rare species in public life, precisely because he was not a “politician”, said Congress MP Abishek Singhvi (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 27, 2024 19:56 IST

India’s basic constitutional values need eternal vigilance

India’s constitutional journey has been an indigenous exercise, without any external advice or instructions. (HT Archive)

Updated on Nov 29, 2024 24:54 IST

A cosmetic exercise and a missed opportunity

The Chinese wall separation of the investigation and prosecution departments of the police has been called out by several law commissions. (Representative Image)

Updated on Dec 25, 2023 16:41 IST

New draft codes need wider consultations

Changes to police custody (PC) are retrogressive

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 16:41 IST

Basic structure is India’s pride and world’s envy

By a 7-6 verdict in the Kesavananda Bharati case, the Supreme Court ruled that Parliament could amend any part of the Constitution if it did not alter or amend the basic structure or essential features of the Constitution (SAMIR JANA/HT)

Updated on Apr 22, 2023 13:25 IST

A new vision for legal education in India

An empowered committee of academicians, chief justices and eminent lawyers should be set up or an independent, autonomous National Council for Legal Education and Research must be created to bring objectivity into the system (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 10, 2021 15:53 IST

Challenges ahead for the judiciary

Collegiums, having monopolised appointments and transfers, are duty bound to devise a simple flow/time chart to ensure that movement of files at each level is monitored by a designated judge in each court and does not exceed the stipulated time period for each rung of the ladder.

Updated on Dec 30, 2020 14:14 IST

A blueprint to counter CCP and Xi

The problem is not China, but Xi Jinping. He needs to be reminded of the Mao dictum on the sources of power

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 14:10 IST

Overcome the malaise of defection | Opinion

Politicians have found ways to beat the law and engage in the ‘constitutional sin’ of defection

Updated on Jul 22, 2020 01:31 IST

Chanakya can trump Confucius, writes Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Never has any Indian government after 1962 got greater anti-China bipartisan support than now

Updated on Jul 9, 2020 14:15 IST

The five Ps of disaster management, writes Abhishek Singhvi

A prominent State role, pools of funds, planning, policy, and preparedness are essential in coping with disasters

Updated on May 27, 2020 24:16 IST

Will force majeure apply to Covid, writes Abhishek Singhvi

Principles and case law show that citing the pandemic to avoid obligations will not be easy

Updated on Apr 20, 2020 14:40 IST

Why Ranjan Gogoi’s RS nomination is wrong, writes Abhishek Singhvi

Gogoi’s term saw a significant number of judgments in favour of the executive. The appointment will lead to questions

Updated on Mar 17, 2020 13:27 IST

The Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict on Ayodhya is remarkable

None of the Supreme Court’s reasoning or findings can be said to be perverse, unknown to law, or excludes established legal principles of judicial adjudication

Updated on Nov 9, 2019 15:38 IST

Arun Jaitley: A tribute from the other side of the political and legal divide

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturaday. He was 66.

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 10:58 IST

While the Sabarimala judgment soars in spirit, it is weak on legalities

A woman chants hymns during a protest called by various Hindu organisations against the lifting of ban by Supreme Court that allowed entry of women to the Sabarimala temple, in Kochi, India, October 2, 2018

Updated on Oct 9, 2018 12:29 IST

The BJP is oblivious to farmer distress

Congress president Rahul Gandhi consoles the family member of a farmer killed in the police firing during 2017 farmers' agitation in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh

Updated on Jun 13, 2018 07:03 IST

The triple talaq bill is a distortion of the essence of the Supreme Court judgments

Muslims pose with placards to protest against the government over Triple Talaq Bill in Mumbai

Updated on Jan 3, 2018 02:49 IST

Hindu nationalism has mangled the inclusive spirit of Indian nationalism

The positive spirit of patriotism is now truly being misused. A government’s job should not be to distribute certificates of anti-nationalism selectively to thinking and questioning citizens, irrespective of their ideologies.

Updated on Dec 15, 2017 07:17 IST

Dalveer Bhandari’s re-election to the ICJ proves that the sun has set on the old world order

No doubt, the excellent temperament of the incumbent, Justice Bhandari, helped in the victory, for he is an extremely polite, reasonable, humble and helpful person.

Updated on Nov 24, 2017 11:48 IST

Lokpal: A long history of doublespeak

Anna Hazare during his fast in protest against the proposals of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Lokpal Bill in December 2011.

Updated on Apr 12, 2017 07:18 IST

Demonetisation: This ‘surgical strike’ has cost the RBI its credibility

The very identity, autonomy and future of the premier regulator of India with an unequalled global stature (the RBI) has been irreparably prejudiced and irreversibly jeopardised

Updated on Jan 24, 2017 05:51 IST

Democracy restored in Uttarakhand

Harish Rawat talks to the media after the end of the crucial Uttarakhand assembly floor test

Updated on May 11, 2016 16:59 IST

National Judicial Commission a welcome step, but it's not perfect

HT Image

Updated on Aug 22, 2014 18:14 IST

Don't let noise become the voice

HT Image

Updated on Jan 3, 2013 16:44 IST

Not swearing-in by the rulebook

HT Image

Updated on Sep 13, 2009 15:52 IST

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