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Formulating PerformanceTrickle-down accountability
Seven lessons, derived from hands-on experience in world governments FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad had said, “The quality of an effective government...
Bric a BracPMO at war with Patil
HERE is no love lost between the Union Home Ministry and the Prime Minister’s Office over the issue of internal security. While the...
Foreign MarriagesMADE NOT IN HEAVEN BUT SOUTH BLOCK
Whimsy, paranoia and favouritism have often dictated the government’s decisions on non-desi spouses FOR nearly 40 years since the establishment of the Indian...
Mandrin MattersI WAS a babu, but am no longer one. Having spent about four decades in the corridors of government, I may have become...
Out Of The BoxYou’ve gotta be a MOUNTAINEER
THE 1980s posed a unique challenge for us. Infosys, with revenues then of about Rs 5 crore, and 200 employees – was a...
Talk Time‘We are trying to change Indian perceptions about Argentine markets’
Recently appointed India’s Ambassador to Argentina, R Viswanathan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. An expert on Latin America, he has earlier...
Mandrin MattersD-D—ouble-Digit D-D—Development–for whom?
The Formidable FoursomeManmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and C Rangarajan – are firm believers in the “GDP growth-trickle down” philosophy. Based...
Bric a BracCongressmen’s lot
SCRIBES can extract an apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi if the Special Protection Group (SPG) men guarding her get a mite too...
By the WayMerit gets the boot at NABARD
THE stage for the drama over the appointment of the next Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has...
Guest DeskHand-holding for feet-finding
The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), since its establishment in 1955, has been working to fulfil its mission of promoting, aiding and fostering...
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