Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs
Center for Contemporary South Asia

A temple on contested site of mosque’s destruction departs from judicial counter-majoritarianism

November 13, 2019

In his November 12, 2019 Indian Express article, A temple on contested site of mosque’s destruction departs from judicial counter-majoritarianism, Ashutosh Varshney argues that the Supreme Court's Ayodhya judgment is one of its most significant in India's post-1947 history. Varshney discusses the larger implications of this judgement and whether it can be celebrated. Read the full article