Independent regulators were established in the hope that decision-making would be depoliticised. The ambiguities of the Electricity Act make this difficult.
If the idea that regulatory reform is critical has been accepted, the next step lies in arriving at a consensus on what constitutes meaningful regulatory reform.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?
Isn’t what is most important that whoever is/are chosen as part of a regulatory body discharge his/her/their regulatory functions in an open, transparent, fair, and, most importantly, competent fashion rather than whether the person or persons chosen has/have been part of the civil service earlier or come from outside (private sector, academia, etc.)?