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" To embrace Hindutva is to embrace an obscurantist, backward looking, divisive ideology that seeks to polarise society through identity politics. "

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" Economists often get the market wrong. "

" Can any sane person say that before something comes on the Net you must screen it? How can there be pre-screening? "

" Ever since Modi became prime minister, he has given a free rein to his ministers and BJP functionaries to create an environment of communal tension and violence. "

" Internet governance is an oxymoron. The Internet must govern itself. But you can't play cricket without any rules. "

" Just as judges have enormous stake in the appointment of judicial officers in the higher judiciary, the government has an equal stake. Since both of us have stakes in the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, the consultation of both of them is absolutely necessary. The government must have a say. "

" We are wedded to freedom of expression and shall do nothing to diminish that freedom. "

" It would be a matter of concern for government if intrusive data capture has been deployed against Indian citizens or government infrastructure. "

" Natural resources must be so distributed, by way of auction or otherwise, that they serve a larger public purpose. "

" 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. "

" My voice is not good enough for me to sing a song. "

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" If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs 5,000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs 5,000? "

" 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. "

" I am a lawyer by profession. "

" By limiting access to surrogacy based on flimsy and exclusionary criteria, the government may just give rise to a mushrooming black market. "

" I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression. "

" 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.' "

" Unless the issue of the empowerment of women is addressed, the practice of women being unfairly treated will remain unresolved. "

" 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. "

" That's what technology does to you - makes you lazy but allows you to innovate. "

" The government must understand that it cannot substitute the health, nutrition, and overall development outcomes of Indian citizens with 'efficiency gains.' "

" We're trying to create a better world, not a perfect one. It cannot ever be perfect. "

" Politics runs in every human being, and so does music. "

" India should be an exporter of technology. "

" Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu. "

" Great research universities around the world are visible not just through their quality graduates but as knowledge creators and technology developers. "

" Cleanliness is a good thing, which the society should embrace. But it has nothing to do with Modi, nor can he implement it. "

" No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on. "

" 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. "

" Ownership is a very complex judicial concept. "