Kapil Sibal Quotes
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The justice delivery system needs structural change. It needs fresh vision and innovative solutions.
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That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate.
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For a movie, you have to make sure the lyrics are consistent with the rhythm that is given to you. But, at times, during the song's recording, you find out that your words are not appropriate for the track, and so you have to change them.
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If you have decisions taken from time to time at the level of the executives, which gives the impression of being discriminatory, if you are not open when government is functioning, then obviously people will make allegations.
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To fix India's healthcare scenario, what is most needed is 'systems thinking.' For far too long, India has followed a vertical approach in its health sector, which translated into disease-specific national programmes being set up.
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BJP is the mothership of violence.
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The optimal use of natural resources can be made only if there is a well-thought-out policy framework for their exploitation towards a particular end use.
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We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom.
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I am a lawyer by profession.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on.
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Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.
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Ownership is a very complex judicial concept.
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The media can allege corruption, but if I do the same against the media, I am gagging freedom of expression.
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The press in India, I believe, is more free, and happily so, than perhaps media anywhere in the world. Right? Which is a good thing.
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The judiciary is entitled to finally resolve a dispute. Not every decision is right.
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Nationalism and anti-nationalism is a matter of perception. You cannot mandate who is a nationalist and what is not.
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Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose.
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I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression.
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The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to, one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government.
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Market mechanisms are totally irrelevant when resources are used to serve a larger purpose, especially for the underserved, unserved, or marginalised.
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Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu.
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How do you trust a government whose people are proved to be untrustworthy?
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The success of a particular policy prescription is always a gamble.