Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.
Prakash took VRS in 2024 after he found himself without a posting in Naidu govt. He says he was also denied central deputation, reflecting on politicisation of Indian bureaucracy.
The change is palpable at lower levels, too. According to data from October 2024, approximately 64 out of the 236 joint secretaries—27 percent—serving in the government, were women.
A senior leader sought feedback Saturday in Jaipur. This comes at a time when Rajasthan govt has been at the receiving end of criticism from its own party leaders and workers.
Crucial post of principal secy to CM remains vacant even now. Due to his limited administrative experience, CM is taking some time to pick & choose the right team, say officials.
Half-a-dozen ministers have trained their guns at bureaucracy in last two years of Yogi’s second term, latest being Minister of State for Women and Child Development Pratibha Shukla.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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