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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

‘No one cares about party’: Chorus of dissidence grows louder in Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh

BJP MLAs join party MPs to call out failures of the leadership, say RSS’ Sunil Bansal, who is another power centre in the state, doesn’t listen to MLAs.

India says ‘no’ to BRI and government opens bureaucracy doors to private talent

M Narendra Modi, in an oblique reference to the BRI, said any mega connectivity project must respect sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries involved.

No, reservation does not produce inferior IAS officers, say two US scholars

The findings of the study have significant policy implications because it suggests that bureaucracies can achieve diversity without compromising performance.

‘IAS officers who are assigned to home state cadres more likely to be corrupt, underperforming’

A new research paper suggests letting Indian Administrative Service officials work in their home states may be opening the door for greater corruption.

Did IAF win 1971 war? Pak scholar says no. Ex-Indian Navy chief says debate with facts

India’s bureaucracy is responsible for the vacuum in military history. But there’s a new crop of young scholar-warriors eager to fill this gap.

New foreign secretary choice shows India will stand up to aggressive China

Vijay Gokhale belongs to a new generation of China experts in MEA which understands changes in Beijing and believes in a direct approach.

Talk Point: Anti-profiteering body of GST could allow bureaucracy to unleash a tax raj

Under GST, the government is setting up a National Anti-Profiteering Authority to ensure businesses do not cheat consumers. The new authority will ensure the benefit of reduced prices under the new indirect tax regime is passed on to consumers, said Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Talk Point: Is making the bureaucracy directly accountable to the PM a good idea?

Experts discuss whether Narendra Modi's idea of talking directly to bureaucrats is a good one.

Red tape be damned, Modi is creating a new bureaucracy tailored to his vision

PM Narendra Modi has begun reaching out directly to officers, keeping tabs on their performance, and setting goals, for better implementation of his policies.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.