Modi government’s U-turn on lateral entry is a disappointing cop-out. A review to introduce reservations, stated in Minister Jitendra Singh’s letter to UPSC, kills the idea. Historically India’s economic and governance reforms are carried out by leaders willing to take political risks. Electoral caution and bold reform don’t go together.
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Whatever the specific gains expected from lateral entry, a government that listens, is willing to heed the concerns of others, perhaps coalition partners more than the opposition, is a welcome new phase of Indian politics. Some of the most overweening decisions have in fact produced slender gains.
Whatever the specific gains expected from lateral entry, a government that listens, is willing to heed the concerns of others, perhaps coalition partners more than the opposition, is a welcome new phase of Indian politics. Some of the most overweening decisions have in fact produced slender gains.
Whatever the specific gains expected from lateral entry, a government that listens, is willing to heed the concerns of others, perhaps coalition partners more than the opposition, is a welcome new phase of Indian politics. Some of the most overweening decisions have in fact produced slender gains.