Kapil Sibal Quotes
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We must make the government accept that at a time when we are expected to look ahead, we cannot afford to start discriminating against our own people in the name of 'ethos.'
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Judges decide upon copyright law. They decide upon trademark law. They decide upon scientific issues. They decide upon very complex technical issues on a daily basis. So you must have confidence in the Supreme Court, that they will apply their mind and they will come out with a decision consistent with the Constitution.
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You may dislike what somebody else has said; that is perfectly valid. You may not agree with what somebody else has said. But saying something cannot possibly amount to sedition.
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Public figures will get public criticism, and they should be tolerant enough to take it.
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To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence.
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We do not want to interfere with the freedom of press.
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M&A guidelines need to be liberal.
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When the state machinery defends criminals and the public prosecutors collude with the accused in certain cases and the victims are members of a particular community, then 'Justice to all' is empty rhetoric.
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I personally believe technology can transform the functioning of the judicial system.
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Telecom was the golden goose which laid the golden egg. The Supreme Court ensured that the golden goose will never lay golden egg again for a little while.
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Appointments to the higher judiciary must be through transparent processes, which ensure that persons of impeccable integrity and high competence are appointed to these positions.
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I have only one sister, Asha Nanda, and she lives in Maharani Bagh.
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Economists often get the market wrong.
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The mindset of a terrorist and the mindset of intolerance know no territorial boundaries when individuals are targeted either for their eating habits or for any other reason.
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While the Internet is important for us, India is also necessary for the Internet with its 1.2 billion population.
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The fabric of our Constitution and our civilisational culture is based on tolerance.
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The great challenge before the IITs is to act as a catalyst in the growth of quality technical education in the country.
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Universities are not places where police can come and arrest people. Let the children have a discourse as they want to. They will learn as they move on in life. But to target individuals and institutions is dangerous.
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What kids see on the internet is mostly pornography and that is dangerous. The internet is being used as a platform for misinformation, selling spurious drugs and for terrorist activities. It is a great medium but being misused to bring about disaffection among people.
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Yes, the state must intervene to prevent the exploitation of poor Indian women who are enticed or coerced into surrogacy, as well as to protect the rights of surrogate children. However, it should also be empathetic to individuals with alternative lifestyles who are well within their legal and human rights to demand access to surrogacy services.
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The greater the power, the greater the responsibility in its exercise.
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If there are malpractices in sports, part of the solution lies in the organisations themselves taking a very strong view and cleaning up the mess from within.
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Modi may be rich in politics but is poor at heart.
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It would be a matter of concern for government if intrusive data capture has been deployed against Indian citizens or government infrastructure.