“The real challenge to upholding India's freedoms is how patchy and individual-driven it is when it comes to the judiciary. The system is so arranged that instead of legal precedent and case law setting the template for the court's interventions, the idea of justice is guided by what Judge A or Judge B may think.”

Indian television journalist and author

Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author, known for her long career in broadcast news. She has worked as a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She now runs her own digital news channel, MoJo Story. Her work is centered on reporting and news presentation, and she has built a public profile through television journalism and digital media.