Keshava Guha

Keshava Guha is a writer of fiction and literary and political journalism, based in Delhi. He writes regularly on politics for Scroll.in and on books for The Hindu, and contributes to a variety of other publications including, most recently, Caravan, The Nightwatchman and Business Line.

Politics Without Ethics

2 May, 2017

Keshava Guha

Democracy is healthiest when political principles follow from ethical ones. Those who believe in individual rather than community rights, or in a smaller state that respects economic freedom, do so not because these will lead to economic growth, but because of deeply held ethical convictions.