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PMO defines work areas for Ajit Doval, PK Mishra and PK Sinha

The PMO order states NSA Doval will look into all matters relating to national security and policy matters ⁠— except appointments.

Modi PMO studying plan to have ‘sectoral secretaries’ for better management of ministries

Sectoral secretaries will be put in charge of liaising with groups of related ministries on policy issues. They’ll report directly to the PM.

Why Modi has created a new ‘super power centre’ in his PMO

Modi govt gives cabinet berth to Ajit Doval, Nripendra Misra and P.K. Mishra. Retired and serving officers say it's a ‘strong message’ to bureaucracy.

Govt spent Rs 393 crore on PM Modi, council of ministers travel in last 5 years

An RTI response said the bulk of the foreign and domestic travel expenses were incurred in 2014-2015.

Dalit IAS officer accuses top PMO official of caste bias, says he fears for his life

IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju alleges he’s still two ranks below his 1985 batchmates due to discrimination from P.K. Mishra, addl principal secy to the PM.

India is hoping for a stable govt post-Lok Sabha polls, but bureaucrats not so much

Bureaucrats are unanimous in their conclusion about five years of this govt: Modi is following Indira Gandhi’s model of committed bureaucracy.   

The 4 IAS officers in the thick of the Rafale deal controversy

Four of these officers are said to have flagged ‘irregularities’ in the Rafale deal. The fifth was part of negotiations & is now auditing the deal.

Congress outs new page of MoD Rafale note, hints ‘bank guarantee dropped after PMO talks’

A Union Defence Ministry note from 2015 has triggered a fresh controversy over the Rafale deal between India and France.

Rafale deal clean, PMO didn’t interfere: Former defence secretary quoted by The Hindu

G. Mohan Kumar says PMO wanted Rafale deal fast-tracked, and his own notings were ‘free and frank’, as encouraged by then-minister Manohar Parrikar.

Nobody flagged any objections before me, says IAF officer who led Rafale negotiations

Reacting to a news report about MoD officials raising objections to the Rafale deal, former IAF deputy chief S.B.P. Sinha says he’s heard about this only now.

On Camera

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.