Post-retirement jobs influence current judicial decisions in the Supreme Court of India through a quid pro quo dynamic, where the prospect of future employment creates a strategic incsoucentive for judges to rule in favour of the government. This influence is driven by several institutional and personal factors outlined in the sources: 1. The Government as a Primary Employer Supreme Court justices in India face a mandatory retirement age of 65 and are constitutionally barred from practicing law in any Indian court after they step down. This makes the union government the largest and most prestigious employer for retired judges, offering desirable roles in various commissions and tribunals. 2. Desire for Continued Power and Influence The attraction of these jobs is often not purely financial. Instead, these roles allow retired judges to continue influencing policy matters and remain active in public life. This desire for continued relevance makes government-appointed position...
MOHAN GURUSWAMY: Soon after the attack on Kiev stalled, President Putin sent the western alliance (NATO +EU) into a tizzy by announcing that Russia has put its nuclear defences on alert. What he was ambiguously stating was that the entire panoply of Russian air and space defences will be of a heightened alert status. These defences are meant to largely neutralise an incoming nuclear assault leaving enough Russian “first strike” nuclear forces of land based and highly accurate nuclear missiles standing to be able launch a devastating counter strike. But what he was doing was to introduce nuclear calculus into the security equation. He was telling the west that any attempt to impose a ‘no-fly’ zone over Ukraine will entail a war with Russia. Biden sensibly baulked and blinked! The threat of an implicit nuclear escalation is not uncommon. Many declared and undeclared nuclear countries constantly resort to it. Several times in the past senior Pakistani officials have warned that dispu...