The article is timely, and logical too. In an enlightened democracy the parliament is the representative of the people and the ultimate stakeholder of the nation. It devolves on the Govt of the day to seek the approval of the parliament for any decision concerning the entire nation and its people as well as to something that would in someway bind the country's future generations. If this precept is true for the US then it is true for India whether the constitution says so or not. The point about enforcement of the promises holds for us not only in our compliance but also with regards to safeguards in case the other signatory desists. Without this reciprocity all such agreements would turn out to be one sided in nature and would not serve the national interests ultimately. If this means timely floor management then it ought to be done otherwise the next Govt of the opposition can renege on the agreement and finally bring disrepute to our national decision making process,generally.
