Tracking Civil Services And Governance Since 2007
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GovernanceMandrin MattersFreedom from political talons
The Civil Services Bill, 2009 will liberate babus from the tyranny of transfers, among other vital changes A few days after UPA II...
Cover StoryGovernanceWhy Lalgarh rose in anger
The failure of the state to cradle all its citizens paves the way for rebellion, unarmed and armed Lalgarh was a reality show...
GovernanceThe nadir that is India
The system is burdened both by the flaws imposed from above and by the exaggerated demands of those it is intended to serve...
Cover StoryGovernanceA second chance, gifted by the aam aadmi
The Prime Minister has a mandate – now he should govern Egged on by screaming media anchors, exit pollwallahs and armchair analysts, the...
Cover StoryGovernanceTo chart a different course
What are the items of business the incoming government should take up asap? In Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks the Cheshire cat, “Which...
GovernanceWhat a fall, my countrymen!
The prestige and authority of institutions is being eroded by the actions of those in power One more institution created by the Constitution...
GovernanceA Governor’s anguish at corruption by civil servants
I have many things to say to you. Some of them may not be very nice to hear, some of them are in...
GovernanceHealing the leviathan
Along with administrative reforms, the quality of elected and permanent officials must be improved Administrative reforms, meaning reorganization and streamlining of public service...
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...
GovernanceDuty until the end
Babu hegemony is stifling professional organizations like the armed forces and the police, who have acquitted themselves well in Mumbai As India watched...
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