Myra Blogs

Law for the Man or Man for the Law? : A discussion in light of the 50th anniversary of Kesavananda Bharati case 66 days. 701 pages worth of judgment, with a unique yet equally fundamental opinion for 11 of the 13 judges that presided over the case. Needless to say, Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala was the most important landmark case that made it to the pages of Indian history. The case was concluded on 24th April, 1973 with the judge's ruling acting as a temporary fix for the long running disputes between the State and the Court and aiming to provide an answer for two principal questions; these namely being a) How far can the government work for the welfare of the society when it is at the expense of an individual's fundamental rights? And b) How far reaching is the government’s right to amend our Constitution that is deemed to be a ‘living document’? The deliberation remains, did the ruling manage to provide us with a satisfactory answer? Well the answer is both yes an...

  To bail or not to bail?: China’s Debt Crisis  Introduction The Silk Path weaves itself into an inescapable trap. The Trojan Horse armed for neo-colonist and authoritarian agendas seems to have shelled the country's own economy. Beijing finds itself stranded in an economic minefield. President Xi Jin Ping’s beloved pet project has bit him. The irony shines through, as China finds itself victim of the project it pursued so passionately, one that pushed several countries off the cliff into a heavy debt crisis. Yes, I am referring to none other than the infamous Belt and Road Initiative or BRI project. Having backfired on a massive scale, the world now observes that behind the glory BRI boasted, is a myriad of horrible decisions, bad loans, and poorly structured programs. As the first sign of trouble makes its appearance, we see China finds its hands tied, when it comes to assisting their own local governments from defaulting. To start from the beginning, The Chinese local gov...