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Topic: IAS

UN sets the clock back in Kashmir, and why Sunny Deol owes Muslims an apology

Ruhi Tewari -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

What strike, we are all in office: Delhi’s IAS officers counter AAP govt’s ‘lies’

Alind Chauhan -
Contrary to claims of the Arvind Kejriwal government, ThePrint found most bureaucrats in their offices, working.

The tiny ad that will stop IAS officers from believing they are superior human beings

Mihir Sharma -
The opening up of the civil service to qualified outsiders has brought down one of India's stoutest walls.

Women’s commission records statement of IAS officer and boss she accused of sexual harassment

PTI -
According to the Haryana State Women's Commission chairperson, the preliminary investigation suggested the case was just about harassment.

Lateral entry into civil services: IAS aspirants happy, IITians happier

Nikhil Rampal -
UPSC aspirants at Delhi’s coaching hub and engineers at IIT cheered the move but also cautioned that transparency and neutrality may be compromised.

IAS is here to stay because it suits the political executive

K.B.S Sidhu -
It is not lateral recruitment but ‘back-door entry’ of retired ‘babus’ that can cause damage to the IAS.

After Arvind Kejriwal sit-in, statement war starts between AAP govt and Delhi IAS body

Rajgopal Singh -
IAS association issues statement denying charges officer on 'strike'; AAP say officers only took part in two activities.

TalkPoint: Lateral entry at joint secretary level positions: reform or politically motivated?

ThePrint Team -
An advertisement by the government of India on Sunday announced 10 positions at the joint secretary level for ‘talented and motivated’ professionals. Experts weigh in whether it will help.

Govt opens door to private sector talent, wants specialists to join ministries as joint secys

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
DoPT ad for applications gets mixed reactions - some welcome the move but others are apprehensive, say may increase scope for political appointments

Civil service recruitment needs real reforms, not ad hoc approach

Nirupama Rao -
By turning the foundation course into an obstacle course, we will really convert the ‘Happy Valley’ into a ‘Paradise Lost’.
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Opinion

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Akanksha Mishra -
Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

How a North Indian Muslim woman saw Wayanad—inclusive mosques, mangalsutras for non-Hindus

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Economy

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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