Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007

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Electoral Integrity: Key to corruption-free India

THE anti-corruption rhetoric has been the flavour of the last several seasons with a political party morphing out of it and briefly capturing...

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Elections 2014: THE MONEY GAME

WITH elections to the 16th Lok Sabha round the corner, all eyes are now on the Election Commission. With more than 80 crore...

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‘Political parties should avoid making promises difficult to fulfill’

V S Sampath believes that the Election Commission should be given greater autonomy and more power for its effective functioning. He advocates for...

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THE GREAT LAND ROBBERY : Haryana is not a state, it is real estate LAND ROBBERY

“We must speak up irrespective of whether it will have its desired effects or not, because by speaking up we may not guarantee...

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Men in shadows: Those who pull the political strings

It would be difficult to imagine even a legend like Sachin Tendulkar single-handedly batting, bowling and keeping the field all by himself. Likewise,...

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Diminishing returns from dynasty

DIFFERENT States, different players, different playgrounds, different rules and yet the same result! It is time for the Congress leadership to sit back...

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Cry for this coastline

Is POSCO’s $12-million project worth the destruction of Orissa’s natural seafront heritage? POSCO-India’s project to build a steel plant yielding 12 million tonnes...

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The day of the Fixer…It’s the shelf life, stupid!

The fixer has become a fixture in the shadowy world of Indian governance. Even though this unique position finds no mention in the...

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Voting for the lesser devil

The quality of governance derives from the quality of political leaders but the voter has little choice, or does he? The World Bank...

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Organized anarchy

Lumbering along in its unique way, India has progressed but not on the social front At 62, India is hardly a senior citizen...