Book Launch Hybrid event with @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social & @surbhikarwa.bsky.social: Hum Bharat Ke Log: Bhartiya Samvidhan Par Nau Nibandh Discussants: Rochana Bajpai & Udit Bhatia At SOAS/online 2.30 pm UK time/ 7 pm India time, Tuesday 16th September Registration at: tktp.as/EPFWIE

On 5 Nov 2025, 4pm GMT, we will host a seminar on new research by Prof Michael Pal (Ottawa) on #Fourth_Branch #Constitutionalism. Prof @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social (LSE) and Dr Ming-Sung Kuo (Warwick) will be responding; and CCC co-director Dr @maramalagodi.bsky.social will chair.

बहुत दिनों बाद किसी किताब को पढ़ने की उत्सुकता महसूस हुई। जैसे ही यह किताब मेरे हाथ में आई, तुरंत पढ़ना शुरू कर दिया। शायद यह हिंदी से लगाव है, या प्रोफेसर @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social और @surbhikarwa.bsky.social के लेखन का प्रभाव।

👇Prevention Project report shows accountability of constitutional guarantors is as key as independence. India's election commission is neither independent nor accountable. Urgent need for Sri Lanka style Constitutional Council, with equal voice for treasury & opposition. app.box.com/s/jb16agqtjo...

What an excellent piece! Decolonization is often premised on a Manichean view of the “colonizer” and the “colonized”. Tarun Khaitan, once again, reveals a key intellectual flaw in decolonial thought from within, reminding us to think more deeply about improving conditions in postcolonial societies.

#Constitutions are founding texts, forged through debate & discussion, outlining best practices for a nation. @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social discusses #India's Constitution, & arguments for change. blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20... @lsegovernment.bsky.social

An Excerpt from "हम भारत के लोग", co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social "हम भारत के लोग" का एक अंश, सुरभि करवा के साथ सह-लिखित।

In the Indian Law Review, I argue that the current crisis of institutional autonomy perpetuated by the UGC in Indian universities should be understood through the political elite’s instrumentalist idea of a university entrenched in the legal framework at the nation-state’s founding.

@tarunkhaitan.bsky.social brilliantly quoting John Keats's "Ode on a Grecian Urn", particularly the poem’s final lines: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty, – that is all / Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know”. impressive panel about desinformation, truth, and how to streghten democracies

Today's reading suggestion: Meera Nanda's new book "Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism: The Wages of Unreason", telling the story of two strange bedfellows, the Postcolonial Left and the Hindu Right. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

Delighted to have my book on Indian constitutionalism in Hindi--co-authored with @surbhikarwa.bsky.social--just published by Vani Prakashan . You can order it here: tinyurl.com/38jwd98p

Prof Cane's new book challenges using US constitutional practice as the default comparator in constitutional studies. I have long criticised the distorting gravitational pull of US practice on our field. Great to see this from a highly accomplished scholar. Look fwd to reading.

Unfamiliar accents in the listening exercise in English proficiency tests can be a significant barrier for bright students seeking UK university admissions. Here is a list of podcasts that can help increase one's cultural capital in this regard: www.linkedin.com/pulse/accent...

As a proud user of the em-dash (see excerpt from my 2015 monograph below), annoyed to hear my student's use of it challenged as proof of illegitimate AI reliance. LLMs reflect global—not just Anglo-American—English usage. Your gotcha moment may simply reflect your own parochialism.

Is care conscription the way to foster belonging and solve the care crisis in Britain? @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @lselaw.bsky.social argues on @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that a mandatory conscription service for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but plug the gap in care workers.

Starmer’s immigration speech resurfaced a question ignored by progressives: who belongs to the country? Instead of more nativist rhetoric the Government should create new ways of belonging argues @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social of @lselaw.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

Can progressives sincerely answer the belonging question? I argue in @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social that they can, and they should: blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

CFP: Mongolia invites papers on guarantor/fourth branch institutions for a chance to win a trip there: www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan...

Do you want to join a leading research centre on constitutional reform? We are welcoming applicants to The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme for September 2026 entry. In order to apply, get in touch with your proposed mentor by next Tuesday! Find out more 👇

CFA: Anyone doing a PhD on any aspect of Indian equality law, please consider applying. www.lse.ac.uk/law/news/202...

BREAKING: jury awards massive $167 million in punitive damages against spyware company NSO Group. Precedent-setting win against notorious #Pegasus spyware maker. Very consequential for victims to see this. Congratulations to #WhatsApp on sticking this case through since 2019. Some thoughts 1/

Proportional Representation has frequently handed balance of power to extremists in recent years. FPTP can hand all power to extremists. Ranked-Choice Vote punishes extremists, by forcing parties to vie for 2nd preference votes from voters of other parties.

Today's reading suggestion: Zoran Oklopcic's 'The South of Western constitutionalism: a map ahead of a journey': www.academia.edu/27125889/The...

About to speak on this excellent panel about a great book soon:

British system: Parliament is supreme. Indian system: No institution is supreme, all subject to constitutional values. Bhakts: Decolonise India's Constitution. Vice President: Parliament is Supreme. Irony jaye tel lene. thewire.in/politics/dha...

Going to be on air again on this judgment in a few minutes. Around 4.10 pm @bbc5live.bsky.social

Nice to see that Bangladesh seems to be considering semi-parliamentary reforms to make democracy more resilient to autocratization. @tarunkhaitan.bsky.social @laderafrutal.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/reforming-th...

My take after speed-reading For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers ruling on @bbc5live.bsky.social yesterday (listen from 2:10:45 into the show). Apart from the clarification in the quoted tweet below, I think I got this ultra-technical 88-pager mostly right: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Great 3 year postdoc opportunity at Melbourne Law School closing very soon. Applicants must contact a member of the faculty to endorse their draft application law.unimelb.edu.au/research/for...

I managed to inadvertently imply in a BBC radio conversation on yesterday's SC ruling that only those who have undergone gender reassignment surgery can get gender reassignment certificates. This is *not* true. UK Gender Reassignment Act allows certification without surgery.

Great to have been part of this discussion of the entrenchment of democracy youtu.be/RtZcVmyezcM

Applications for the 2026 #RhodesScholarship are opening soon!⏳ If you apply this year & are selected, you'll start your studies at @ox.ac.uk in 2026. To ensure you don't miss out on this incredible opportunity, make sure to check the opening date for your constituency! ⬇️

We have cover! @surbhikarwa.bsky.social With Vani Prakashan

Arafat Hosen Khan makes the case for an inclusive constitution-making process in Bangladesh. blog-iacl-aidc.org/2025-posts/2...

This is today.

Victoria Park, London

NEW POLL: Redondo Beach, CA voters overwhelmingly understand #RankedChoiceVoting, like it, and say it’s easy! 87% say they understand it well 61% say they support it (with just 25% opposed) 83% say it’s easy fairvote.org/press/redond...

Any reading suggestions for nominal presidencies? Am looking for a theoretical account of why non-monarchical states have a directly or indirectly elected nominal heat of state. Are they meant to embody Bagehot’s dignified / non-partisan element in republican constitutions? Any other explanation?

Swan dance in Hampstead Heath #Springwatch

CFA: CEU summer school on Constitution Building in Africa in Budapest. The deadline is past, but they are still accepting applications on a case by case basis. summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2025...

Anti-solidaristic far-right parties deny that the interests of *all* the people count equally. They do well under PR, but would be hurt by ranked choice voting, which rewards parties that are not just loved by its own voters but also tolerated by voters of other parties. Time for Europe to switch?

CFP: Graduate Student Workshop on ‘(Re)/(De)Constructing Legal Narratives in Asia’ at University of Melbourne. Deadline: Friday 21 March, 2025. law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/alc/...

CFA: Chair in Corporate Law @lselaw.bsky.social. jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

We just dropped a new report on all the most important developments for #RankedChoiceVoting in 2024! Here are a few highlights. 👇 🧵

This finally arrived in hard copy. Open access available here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/e...

This starts in less than two hours (4.30pm UK time) - link to join in the post. It should be fun! www.administrativelawmatters.com/blog/2025/02...

This has nothing to do with race, by the way. news.sky.com/story/judge-...

Who else dislikes bullies?