Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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ElectionNote power, not vote power
What is taking place in the electoral arena is commerce rather than the democratic exercise of the right to vote Six decades ago,...
GovernanceThe Slumdog syndrome
Corruption and injustice have rotted our system to the core “Slumdog is just every scrap of dirt picked up from every corner and...
SecurityIs the Indian State ‘withering away’?
Reports that intelligence inputs were ignored has provoked citizens’ anger The ‘Mumbai Massacre’ evoked a paranoid response – media anchors hyperventilated and screamed...
GovernanceThe Malignancy Spreads
Below poverty line households are being extorted the most for basic services Gandhi Jayanthi was “celebrated” with all appropriate noises. India’s National Portal...
GovernanceDecentralization farce
The term “governance” refers to the decision-making and implementation processes in the administration of a country, state or organization. At the country/state level,...
CRITIQUEMisguided supply-siders
NOother issue in recent mem ory has engaged the time and attention of ministers, parlia mentarians,bureaucrats,diplomats,jour nalists, scientists and intellectuals more than the...
Mandrin MattersIs the IAS being privatized?
The economic dailies have been reporting that several mid-career IAS officers have either joined or are in the process of joining companies such...
Mandrin MattersWhat a fall, my countrymen!
On August 15, India will complete Shastipoorthi, ie 60 years of independence. With the 1948 batch being its first, the Indian Administrative Service...
Mandrin MattersDarkness at noon
In India, “good governance” is perceived as tinkering with civil services and constituting commissions for administrative reforms, pay and perks. There is hardly...
Mandrin MattersFie thee, Mammon!
Higher pay and perks are no remedy for the steady calcification of career path and erosion of learning opportunities that demand innovative civil...
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