A step on the road towards equality, merit and a quest for excellence
Excerpts from Mukul Asher’s DNA op-ed piece on the Supreme Court verdict on OBC reservations*:
The society’s need for competence and employable graduates has been balanced with provision of educational access to the OBCs.
The judgement of the Supreme Court (should) be respected in both letter and spirit. Those who are now trying to subvert the letter and spirit of the verdict should receive severe social and political disapproval.
India’s national interests are best served by ordering our society around equality, merit and a quest for excellence. The Supreme Court’s judgment should not be viewed as an end in itself, but rather as an intermediate step towards this goal. Continue reading “The OBC reservations verdict and the national interest”