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Between Liberty and Responsibility: Ambedkar on Democracy’s Fragility

Reflecting on Ambedkar’s wisdom for a resilient democracy. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, delivered a speech to the Constituent Assembly on the final day of its proceedings that has resonated through decades. While widely cited, the true value of his words lies not merely in their historical significance, but in the insights they offer for sustaining a healthy democracy today. In this essay, I reflect on Ambedkar’s three warnings—on constitutionalism, the limitations of mere political democracy, and the dangers of leader-worship—exploring their continuing relevance for citizens and institutions in India and beyond. In his speech to the Constituent Assembly, Ambedkar issued three warnings to future generations of Indians who were about to experiment with a new liberal democratic Constitution—one that, for the first time in India’s history, enshrined liberty, equality, and fraternity as the foundational principles of the Republic. His f...

The Odds of Reforming the United Nations and the Perils of Not Reforming

Wikipedia There can be no doubt that mainly due to the rise of Artificial Intelligence technology and deeper and wider penetration of these technologies into every sphere, form and way we engage with the world, with each other and with the machines we use, the third decade of 21st century could be an inflection point in determining the course of the rest of the 21st century and beyond. However, global geo-political conditions are not in a better position to grapple with the truer implications of the impending and inevitable radical transformation this general-purpose technology can cause. Human history teaches us that advanced technology need not always make life better for all sections of society or humanity at large. Positive, negative and disastrous results caused by these general purpose technologies entirely depends on the sort of societal conditions in which these technologies emerge, penetrate & transform, which elites are taking the lead to direct these technologies a...

Trump - Rule of Law - Perils of Democracy

Uncompromising commitment to the Rule of Law is the foundational idea of democracy. Photograph by Evan Vucci / AP What separates a rule-based liberal constitutional democracy from an authoritarian one—or from outright autocracy—is the neutrality of institutions, especially the Department of Justice and the independence of the judiciary. Above all, it is the uncompromising commitment to the Rule of Law that is the foundational idea of democracy. The rule of law lies at the very heart of democratic governance. Yet when Donald Trump openly declares that he first makes a list of enemies to target and prosecute, and then seeks to fabricate evidence against them, it reveals a profoundly distorts our understanding of how democracy should function. In a true democracy, institutions must remain impartial. They are not tools to gratify the whims of a leader. The President cannot and must not dictate who is to be investigated or prosecuted; such decisions mu...

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