Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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DefenceIgniting the ‘cold start’ doctrine
Are we ready for a 21st-century war? The Army chief, General Deepak Kapoor’s reported comment on the revision of India’s “cold start”...
GovernanceGandhian dilemma in military leadership
Imay be laughed out even before I answer the question. However, I grew up in a family conditioned by Gandhian thoughts, when my...
State ScanTamil angst or separatism?
THOUGH Uttarakhand had 21,966 protests, the highest number in the year 2016, it was Tamil Nadu with 20,450 protests—at the rate of 47...
MilestonesOn a summer afternoon in 1967, I went to swim at the army club in Pune (then known as Poona). I found a...
GovernanceWhose witness, anyway?
The Indian judicial environment is loaded against those who depose in court against criminals On May 5, 2007, a mob of supporters of...
DefenceMCP vs Feminist tug-o’-war
During the past three decades, the traditional male orientation of the armed forces all over the world is undergoing a sex change. As...
GovernanceBring an end to teaching shops
Last year, as a non-technical member of a corporate campus selection panel, I asked a third-year graduate engineering student the difference between the...
GovernanceUrban cowboy or arm of the law?
The occurrence, and routine acceptability, of encounter killings stem from both politicization and a colonial legacy An Ahmedabad metropolitan magistrate has held that...
Cover StoryGovernanceOrganized anarchy
Lumbering along in its unique way, India has progressed but not on the social front At 62, India is hardly a senior citizen...
Cover StoryGovernanceThe making of insurgency
Gun culture, illegal arms and sanctuary in neighbouring countries is feeding militancy in India Two former chiefs of Bangladesh’s espionage agency – the...
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