Lok Sabha elections 2019 has quite a few former IAS and IPS officers turning to politics — some who joined after retirement and others who dumped their careers midway.
Several recent cases have betrayed the deep politicisation of the IPS, not least the two major showdowns involving CBI — Asthana vs Verma and CBI vs Kolkata Police.
Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Pankaj Choudhary says he will take legal help as he is being punished for 'something that has nothing to do with my professional life'.
The UPSC is a central body while police is a state subject, but after a Supreme Court order in January, it has to get involved in the selection of DGPs.
The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
One has mixed feelings about this development. These are highly educated, talented individuals, they have practical experience of governance, some would say they will enrich politics. However, the political neutrality / impartiality on which a permcivil service is based will be weakened, undermined if officers – either post retirement, or by resigning – begin to enter electoral politics. 2. A not unrelated aside. Some of the lateral entrants who have been selected by the UPSC – the earlier proposal was an in house selection panel headed by the Cabinet Secretary – are now found to be ideologically aligned to the ruling party. One way or another, politics is permeating administration.
Congress desperately wants its chair back. For this they will support anybody to fight election for the purpose of vote cutting. But aaega to Modi hi.
One has mixed feelings about this development. These are highly educated, talented individuals, they have practical experience of governance, some would say they will enrich politics. However, the political neutrality / impartiality on which a permcivil service is based will be weakened, undermined if officers – either post retirement, or by resigning – begin to enter electoral politics. 2. A not unrelated aside. Some of the lateral entrants who have been selected by the UPSC – the earlier proposal was an in house selection panel headed by the Cabinet Secretary – are now found to be ideologically aligned to the ruling party. One way or another, politics is permeating administration.