Abu Dhabi’s OPEC exit signals a structural shift in the Gulf
The Arab unity is also no longer intact as countries explore the range of options from a forced or pragmatic modus vivendi to moving on to another end of the spectrum given the unc
Mr Shailesh Gandhi
Visiting Distinguished Fellow
Shailesh Gandhi is a first generation entrepreneur and a Distinguished Alumnus awardee of IIT Bombay. He sold his company to become a RTI activist. Shailesh was part of the National RTI movement which was involved in drafting the National Act. He was convener of the National Campaign for People’s Right To Information (NCPRI). The only RTI activist to have been chosen as a Central Information Commissioner, he disposed a record of over 20000 cases in 3 years and 9 months, ensuring most cases were decided in less than 90 days. He gave many landmark decisions on RTI, apart from organizing the first digital paper-less office in the Commission. He is passionately pursuing the cause of evolving ways for a time bound justice delivery system and improving governance systems apart from conducting RTI workshops and advocating active citizenship.
He has published a book: RTI Act- authentic interpretation of the Statute and a paper critiquing Supreme Court judgments on RTI. Amongst the many awards he has received are the Nani Palkhiwala Civil Liberties Award, Satyendra Dubey Award and the M.R.Pai Award
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Gold, Geopolitics, and India’s Economic Discipline
Hon’able Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal asking Indians to voluntarily avoid purchasing gold jewellery for one year is not merely a symbolic patriotic gesture.
BJP Bengal win dissolves the old Bhadralok order
'Bengal is caste-less' is a hegemonic notion peddled by the Bhadralok. It swept the crucial question of Dalit struggle, first under the red carpet and then the blue.
India’s Fuel Crunch Opens the Door for New Energy Service Companies
TK Arun These organisations could take on infrastructure upgrades needed to replace imported hydrocarbons with electricity as the main cooking fuel in India A new breed of energy s
Best of Both Sides: Women’s reservation can give a voice to those who haven’t had one
It is the small yet impactful changes happening in India’s villages which show that a democratic transformation is underway. Here, the meaning of nari shakti is being quietly, bu
Delimitation: The Arithmetic of Representation Remains Unsettled
TK Arun After the defeat of the 131 st Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, for want of the requisite support of the two-thirds of those present and voting, the government
India’s Jet Fuel Folly: Why Domestic Ethanol Is A Net Economic Drain
US President Donald Trump’s assault on the global economy and, in particular, the world’s poor, continues. While he has extended the Iran ceasefire indefinitely, American force
What Viktor Orbán’s Fall Reveals About Modern Democracies
TK Arun Illiberal despots can be deposed without an insurrection within the framework of an electedautocracy In the end, Hungary’s Viktor Orban quietly conceded defeat and congra
Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations (MOOWR): Boosting or Hindering Make-in-India?
If you have not heard of MOOWR, and think the term probably refers to a cow’s moo turning into a growl in protest against the abuse she is being subjected to in the Indian politi