India, Oct. 12 -- By honouring Navi Pillay for her defence of human rights and international law, the Nobel Committee has made a pointed statement in an era of eroding global institutions

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen a jurist over a campaigner. On Friday, Oslo honoured Navi Pillay, 85, "for her efforts to promote peace and international law." Within hours, Donald Trump reshared a Truth Social post accusing the committee of demeaning the prize and branding Pillay a hater of America and Israel. The White House announced fresh sanctions on the International Criminal Court the same day. Pillay's record answers her critics. Born to an Indian Tamil family in apartheid Durban, she became a lawyer in a system built to exclude people ...