A biography for Kapil Sibalhasn’t been written yet.
“We are great believers in the idea that the Internet can help bring justice, but justice varies from place to place across the world.”
“A single element in transactional mode can never be analysed to calculate either loss or presumptive loss. The losses or gains of all elements in the transaction need to be analysed.”
“Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.”
“My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope.”
“India should be an exporter of technology.”
“The fabric of our Constitution and our civilisational culture is based on tolerance.”
“Modi may be rich in politics but is poor at heart.”
“The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to, one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government.”
“Given an opportunity, Modi has violated the freedom of press both in letter and spirit. He destroys freedom of the press whenever he gets a chance.”
“You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.”
“Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.”
“The mindset of a terrorist and the mindset of intolerance know no territorial boundaries when individuals are targeted either for their eating habits or for any other reason.”
“I have no personal ambitions. I consider it a great privilege to have been given an opportunity to serve, through the Congress party, the people of India. I think that itself is a great reward. I have no personal ambitions in that regard.”
“The DNA of a true Hindu is liberal. We are, by essence, liberal.”
“What the government and we in society need to do is to address the issue of gender justice.”
“The government must understand that it cannot substitute the health, nutrition, and overall development outcomes of Indian citizens with 'efficiency gains.'”
“Nationalism and anti-nationalism is a matter of perception. You cannot mandate who is a nationalist and what is not.”
“Appointments to the higher judiciary must be through transparent processes, which ensure that persons of impeccable integrity and high competence are appointed to these positions.”
“While the Internet is important for us, India is also necessary for the Internet with its 1.2 billion population.”
“Public interest is a very unruly horse.”