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Sunday, December 14, 2025
TopicUPSC lateral entry

Topic: UPSC lateral entry

UPSC lateral entry & UPS—why Opposition reacted to 2 Modi govt decisions in opposite ways

Prima facie, India’s political economy has not really changed in spite of more than three decades of economic reforms.

Lateral entry is no silver bullet. Works more for NITI Aayog than ministries

The argument that the govt wanted to induct lateral entrants to inject ‘new ideas’ does not cut much ice. Perhaps it was trying to push multiple agendas, but this has backfired.

Our take on lateral entry, Hema Committee & India’s defence exports—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

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.