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Wednesday, December 17, 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

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.