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TopicState of the State

Topic: State of the State

‘State of The State’ is a series by Sanjeev Chopra that analyses policy, civil services, and governance in India. 

Sanjeev Chopra is a historian and Festival Director of Valley of Words. Till recently, he was the Director of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.

Is India ready for delimitation of constituencies? Time has come for reorganisation of states

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The asymmetry among states with regard to the number of MPs in the Lok Sabha is glaring. But constituencies were frozen in 1976.

Like Patel, Bose, Nehru, Indian MPs & MLAs must start at the bottom: in civic, panchayat bodies

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Resistance to decentralisation does not come much from All-India Service officers but from state-level political leadership who know their powers of patronage will be curtailed.

Indian civil servants are expected to be karma yogis. But look at ground reality first

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Surendranath Banerjee showed gaps in Indian civil services. India needs to identify the problems in its steel frame.
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Opinion

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

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It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Economy

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

Aneesa PA -
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Defence

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

National Interest

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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