Debate Over Generalists Versus Specialists Finally Settled By Ex-IAS Officer
Mr Anil Swarup, a 1984-batch IAS officer belonging to UP Cadre, is touchstone of honesty, integrity and efficiency. In this second part of this free-wheeling...
Anil Swarup
Ace IAS Officer Reveals UPSC CSE Preparation Strategy
Bureaucrats normally prefer to keep a low profile. But here is an officer who never held back punches – whether during service or after it....
Questions Being Raised About Another Credible Institution
The status of Election Commissioners has apparently been downgraded from that of Supreme Court Judge to the one enjoyed by the Cabinet Secretary. The timing...
For Central Schemes To Succeed, States Must Be Taken On Board
During the past few years, the Centre and the States are at each other’s throats as never before. There have been strong differences in the...
Is ‘Managing’ Public Response A Governance Tool?
Oil and gas prices shot through the roof. Petrol breached Rs 100 in the entire country. Yet, there is hardly any protest. Why? A close...
Consumers,Not World Bank, Should Rate Ease Of Doing Business
“World Bank Scraps Doing Business Survey”: The Telegraph “World Bank Discontinues Ease of Doing Business Reports”: Live Mint Why was World Bank doing this in...
Many Unanswered Questions, But Who Will Ask The PM?
Narendra Modi juggernaut has been on a roll for a while. Though there are signs of opposition coming together, the country relentlessly moves towards a...
Who Will Tell the PM? – 3
“Government has no business to do business and should get out of non-strategic PSUs”. I was clear in my mind when I tweeted this sometime...
Who will Tell the Prime Minister? – 2
The call was from the Prime Minister’s office and the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister (PM) was on the line. This was 2018. I...
Who Will Tell The Prime Minister?
Every time, I met the PM in a meeting or informally, his focus on technology was unwavering. He continues to emphasize the need of technology...
