Forest Research Institute Deemed University in Dehradun has never been headed by an academic. All its V-Cs are officers from the Indian Forest Services.
From a physics grad heading home ministry to an English scholar in agriculture, 49 of 57 secretary-level IAS officers in posts at odds with their educational qualification.
Experts weigh in on the PMO's proposal that services and cadres should be allocated after civil services entrants complete their three-month foundation course.
The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
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.
Together with the IFS and IAS you should also have added Gen V.K. Singh, former Chief of Army Staff, who has had the ignominy of being demoted from the Ministry of External Affairs to Roads and Highways.
I see this as a disturbing trend for two reasons.Firstly, it is indicative of a dearth of talent in the BJP. Imagine having 352 MPs and not being able to find a Foreign Minister!! Secondly, which is even more dangerous, if the bureaucracy and defence services are taking a sharp right turn they can never fulfill their constitutional duty with equanimity.
Will JS would be real EA or Modi would hog or hug all limelight, and Shankarji would remain a minister for rescue of Indians in overseas.
Together with the IFS and IAS you should also have added Gen V.K. Singh, former Chief of Army Staff, who has had the ignominy of being demoted from the Ministry of External Affairs to Roads and Highways.
I see this as a disturbing trend for two reasons.Firstly, it is indicative of a dearth of talent in the BJP. Imagine having 352 MPs and not being able to find a Foreign Minister!! Secondly, which is even more dangerous, if the bureaucracy and defence services are taking a sharp right turn they can never fulfill their constitutional duty with equanimity.
Among the former bureaucrats, Jaishankar got a prize portfolio