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Menaka Guruswamy
The writer is a senior advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
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Menaka Guruswamy writes: Why AI must be regulated
June 10,2023 07:30:27 AM
The balance between technological gains and the harmful effect of the technology is a policy debate that will challenge governance all over the world
Sat, Jun 10, 2023
Menaka Guruswamy writes: The looming TrumpPremium Story
May 27,2023 07:15:06 AM
He has figured out his core constituency, which he shapes through fear, strategically deploying social media and speaking in a language that appeals to them. Along the way, he used his privilege to bend and break the law
Sat, May 27, 2023
Menaka Guruswamy on the Oscar-winning The Elephant Whisperers: Love is what sets this film apartPremium Story
March 17,2023 18:01:05 PM
The story of the orphaned elephants, Raghu and Ammu, and their human guardians, Bomman and Bellie, is of a love that makes us human, and that comes in all forms
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Our founding mothers: How women contributed to Constitution buildingPremium Story
March 04,2023 07:00:21 AM
As we approach 75 years since the Constitution came into effect, it’s time to look to sources that tell a more complete story of our drafters — the more visible men as well as the quiet women
Sun, Mar 05, 2023
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Women’s Premier League marks a new beginningPremium Story
February 18,2023 07:00:01 AM
The Premier League will offer opportunities for women's cricket in India. It must be celebrated and supported.
Sat, Feb 18, 2023
Menaka Guruswamy writes: AI chatbot, my future colleaguePremium Story
February 03,2023 20:13:09 PM
The future of white-collar work will see a reduction in jobs as AI will steadily replace them. And, herein lies the challenge for countries like India
Sat, Feb 04, 2023
Decoding the story of the disappearance of China’s richest manPremium Story
January 21,2023 07:20:14 AM
Jack Ma's disappearance in China illustrates why even the wealthy would benefit from supporting a state that allows regulators to be independent.
Sat, Jan 21, 2023
The judicial pendency question: How to lighten the court’s loadPremium Story
January 07,2023 07:21:38 AM
As the biggest litigant, the onus is on the government to reduce pendency. It could begin by using the system more efficiently, and by appointing more judges
Sat, Jan 07, 2023
Opening Argument by Menaka Guruswamy: Notes on life, love and law as the year endsPremium Story
December 23,2022 16:35:24 PM
In the next year, the Supreme Court will likely hear challenges to the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, petitions for marriage equality, reforms to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, limited review of its decision in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and reconsidering its own decision on the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple
Sat, Dec 24, 2022
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Some lessons from the protests in China over Covid lockdownsPremium Story
December 09,2022 15:50:57 PM
Apart from the human misery the oppressive lockdown policy caused, Beijing’s zero-Covid policy has also resulted in an economic downturn and massive disruptions to its supply-chain systems
Sat, Dec 10, 2022
Constitution Day: A rare, enduring documentPremium Story
November 26,2022 07:29:49 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: India’s drafters and the methodologies they adopted to craft their glorious product, hold lessons for contemporary politicians and lawmakers. Consensus, craft and vision are invaluable while making an enduring instrument
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
For solutions to Delhi’s bad air problem, we need to look at governments, and voters, not courtsPremium Story
November 12,2022 04:14:35 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Pollution is a governance issue — one that has long been neglected by the political class, despite contributing to our truncated life spans. This, coupled with the fact that pollution, despite its health and economic consequences, is not a priority issue for most voters, makes it a deadly compact of mutual apathy.
Sat, Nov 12, 2022
What the Niemann-Carlsen cheating controversy reveals about the relationship between chess and technologyPremium Story
October 29,2022 03:58:41 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: The biggest challenge to chess has come in this time of artificial intelligence, when a simple programme on a smartphone can not only beat the best player in the world, but also aid in cheating to ensure that the best are beaten. Technology also, however, can help catch cheaters
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
A firm foundation for autonomy: SC’s landmark judgment on abortions enables the full exercise of women’s reproductive choicePremium Story
October 15,2022 04:00:20 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Our apex court understands that their adjudicative obligation is to be able to discern changing mores — in this case, the varied contexts of relationships and families. This constitutional gaze, along with the mandate of our ‘transformative constitution’, has resulted in some of the most dynamic decisions by our court
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Why MS Dhoni doesn’t carry his phone and what we can learn from himPremium Story
September 30,2022 18:45:05 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: We are losing our ability to live in the present moment, amid the email checking, iPad viewing and smartphone-picture-taking
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Winter is coming: Europe without Russia’s gas supply could face a harsh seasonPremium Story
September 17,2022 04:05:58 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: As we get closer to yet another European winter, will history repeat itself and will Russia triumph militarily over Ukraine and also win the gas war with the continent? Or will Ukraine write a fresh chapter in this saga of war in Europe’s winter?
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
Four years after landmark LGBT verdict: The march to full citizenshipPremium Story
September 05,2022 17:24:37 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Supreme Court erased the 150-year-old reign of bigotry emanating from Section 377 on September 6, 2018. The constitutional journey from the closet to the sunshine must continue.
Tue, Sep 06, 2022
How Serena Williams dominated tennis and transformed itPremium Story
August 19,2022 19:27:35 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: She is the greatest tennis player of all time not just for how she played but because she inspired people of colour to enter what had been essentially a white sport
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
Why India needs to stop participating in Commonwealth GamesPremium Story
August 05,2022 21:08:45 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: What all 72 countries participating in the Games have in common is that Britain took our wealth. Hence our “commonwealth” is now British wealth
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Welcome, Madam PresidentPremium Story
July 22,2022 19:35:20 PM
Droupadi Murmu's identity, her political journey and her rise make her life story one that will inspire generations of Indians
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Which is the ‘real’ Shiv Sena? Answer lies with the Constitution and Supreme CourtPremium Story
July 08,2022 19:40:18 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: There is a legal and constitutional framework for when a party splinters and rival factions assert themselves as the recognised political party, which is likely to come into play in the battle between Uddhav Thackery and Eknath Shinde
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
India has emerged as a major buyer of Russian crude. But some caution is in orderPremium Story
June 24,2022 19:53:11 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Buying cheap oil is only a temporary solution to our long-term fuel needs. What the invasion of Ukraine has taught us is that we need to be more self-reliant and have in-house energy sources
Sat, Jun 25, 2022
Menaka Guruswamy writes: My grandmother’s housePremium Story
June 10,2022 19:54:30 PM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Summer vacations in Hyderabad connected me to my beloved grandmother, my family's journey, my roots. Those memories continue to shape who I am
Sat, Jun 11, 2022
How to solve crimes betterPremium Story
May 28,2022 03:00:29 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: The key to an improved criminal justice system is quality forensic labs and well-trained staff, not more legislation and harsher punishments.
Sat, May 28, 2022
Faux populi: Public opinion cannot influence jurisprudencePremium Story
May 14,2022 03:59:02 AM
Menaka Guruswamy writes: Otherwise, as seen in the Roe v Wade draft opinion, it could become problematic
Sat, May 14, 2022