Crowd management was administration’s responsibility, but the IAF’s desire to create a record for the highest number of spectators at Chennai air show trivialises the military. Memories of the collapse of a statue conceptualised by the Navy are still fresh. Armed forces should focus on what they do best—soldiering.
Railway services merger was transformational reform. U-turn shows bureaucracy re-asserting itself
Modi government’s U-turn on merger of eight railway services into an integrated one is unfortunate. It was a transformational reform to break departmental silos and expedite decision-making processes in railways. This U-turn shows how difficult it is to change bureaucracy, which is re-asserting itself vis-à-vis political bosses after 10 years.