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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicConflict of interest

Topic: Conflict of interest

Stop criticising consulting firms. They fill gaps created by civil servants who stop upskilling

There’s a reason senior government officials rely more on consultants than their own subordinates. They walk the extra mile that mid or junior-level officials won’t.

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A communist state’s capitalist expedition. How Kerala CM Pinarayi came to embrace private enterprise

Despite its new avatar, Kerala’s culture remains rooted in socialistic principles. Yet there is growing acceptance to ‘privatisation with participation', observers say.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.