us to the second way of appointing judges, which is the government... ..the government's bill, the njacnment appointing judges. now, clearly... ..there would be a happy sort of compromise with a transparent system that had the main actors on the table, deciding who is going tojudge and who's also going tojudge thejudges. we began by discussing the degree to which you feel you've made a difference, coming back to practise law in india. put it this way — for women in india today, for gay people in india today, for muslims in india today, do you think they can have more confidence than they would have had, say, ten years ago, that the system will serve them properly, will deliverjustice? for queer people...yes. for women, the answer is mixed. i would say for muslim people as a class... ..less confidence. so, are you confident that if you stick with your career, stick with your advocacy at the supreme court, you will improve that situation? or do you think the system, frankly, is stronger than any change you seek to make? stephen, as human beings, as indians, as women, we have no option but