A Necessary Victory
Constitutionally the signing of international treaties is a cabinet matter. But the India-US civil nuclear deal generated enormous political heat, with the Left withdrawing support to the government on the issue. A robust debate in Parliament, followed by the holding of a trust vote - where the government won a convincing victory - was the fairest institutional way of resolving it. While the debates went well on Monday, yesterday's parliamentary ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
