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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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Topic: IAS

Should an IAS officer be free to air views on social media or is it unbecoming behaviour?

A departmental inquiry has been initiated against Kashmir cadre IAS officer Shah Faesal for tweeting about rape culture in South Asia. Experts weigh in.

Why Modi and Lalu may be working together and why lateral entry is too radical an idea

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

Hiring non-IAS officers as joint secretaries may be too radical a step for India

India’s bureaucracy is the last refuge of the talented generalist, a tradition inherited from Oxbridge but long since abandoned by the British.

Weak demand makes expertise an orphan child

For many in the opposition, any decision to depart from the status quo is tantamount to the skies falling down.

Anil Swarup, IAS, who juggled coal, labour & education, says specialisation not necessary

The education secretary's comment assumes significance at a time when the govt is pushing for lateral entry into civil services.

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

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’

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

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

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

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

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.