- Many better ways of building India
The Statesman, March 19, 2023 - To add muscle to national security talk, intelligence reforms a must
The Federal, March 16, 2023 - Centre goes in for third-party evaluation of its ‘efficiency in decision-making’ reform
News18, March 14, 2023 - Supreme Court rejects applications for ‘compassionate appointment’: What the court has ruled
The Indian Express, March 13, 2023 - Nobody loves local government
The Indian Express, March 11, 2023 - SC order on EC appointments could unsettle balance of power
The Times of India, March 11, 2023 - ‘Perfect’ bureaucracy
The Statesman, March 04, 2023 - Past orders also aimed at institutional reforms
Hindustan Times, March 03, 2023 - Good democracy, bad democracy, and the quest for progress
Observer Research Foundation, March 02, 2023 - Bureaucracy and its political crutches
The New Indian Express, March 01, 2023 - Giving data its due
The Indian Express, February 23, 2023 - GST Council needs to develop a long-term vision for the tax regime
Moneycontrol, February 20, 2023 - Cry against meddling in judiciary
The Telegraph India, February 19, 2023 - Parliamentary panel flags non-utilisation of e-court facilities
BQPrime, February 18, 2023 - Three decades of reforms, but local governance yet to take hold
Deccan Herald, February 15, 2023 - Higher judiciary appointments—A civilian perspective
The Citizen, February 13, 2023 - Some seem to forget civil servants owe loyalty only to the constitution
The Wire, February 10, 2023 - GST council may consider setting up tribunal for indirect tax litigation
Hindustan Times, February 08, 2023 - Should elections be left to serving and superannuated bureaucrats?
The New Indian Express, January 13, 2023 - Empowered group under cabinet secretary to steer Green Hydrogen Mission
The Economic Times, January 13, 2023 - Is 18 old enough to vote but too young to contest polls? Election Commission thinks so
The Print, January 9, 2023 - Decolonise mil-civil bureaucracy for ‘Aatmanirbhar’ Bharat to succeed
Hindustan Times, January 09, 2023 - How Modi government is changing the bureaucracy
The Week, January 08, 2023 - Trans entrepreneurs to ‘rural secretariat’: How collectors tried to impress PM with ‘good governance’
The Print, January 07, 2023 - The ED wasn’t created to target the opposition and dissenters
The Wire, January 06, 2023 - Old Pension Scheme could lead to financial insolvency: Former Dy chairman of Planning Commission
The Print, January 06, 2023 - India’s long overdue Intelligence reforms
The Sunday Guardian, December 31, 2022 - India’s IAS Officers are now rapacious thieves
Fair Observer, December 25, 2022 - Parliamentary panel calls for social diversity in judiciary, higher retirement age of HC judges
The Print, December 25, 2022 - PM-inspired domain specialists face internal bureaucratic hurdle
The Sunday Guardian, December 24, 2022 - A serendipitous civil service career
Rediff.com, December 22, 2022 - District Collector, Magistrate, Development Commissioner: what to call an IAS officer?
The Print, December 21, 2022 - Job creation, women’s empowerment top priorities for secretaries panel
Livemint, December 21, 2022 - Good governance beyond motherhood and apple pie
The Hindu, December 19, 2022 - How Modi govt is training non-IAS officers for top posts to tackle cadre crunch
The Print, December 16, 2022 - India needs judicial and administrative reforms that place citizens welfare at the centre
Moneycontrol, December 16, 2022 - Seek to decolonise: Why we need to restructure the district collector’s role
The Indian Express, December 08, 2022 - The long hand of the ED
The Indian Express, November 27, 2022 - Centre forms panel to study performance of states, governance issues
The Indian Express, November 27, 2022 - India’s Constitution is not static, but a living document
The Sunday Guardian, November 26, 2022 - Coordination between agencies need of hour
The Daily Pioneer, November 26, 2022 - Why India should think of automatic elevation for higher judiciary, election commission
News18, November 25, 2022 - Legal experts on appointment of serving bureaucrats in EC
The Print, November 24, 2022 - One More Nail…
The Citizen, November 23, 2022 - Govt filled Armed Forces Tribunal posts but didn’t consider the members’ usefulness criteria
The Print, November 22, 2022 - Why are cash-strapped states rushing to give their employees outsized pensions?
Scroll.in, November 21, 2022 - Why and how the focus of our industrial policy needs to shift
The Indian Express, November 19, 2022 - Bureaucratic Archaeology is a scholarly investigation of the history and hierarchical structure of the ASI
The Indian Express, November 19, 2022 - Eye on rapid development, Cabinet gives nod to MITRA on lines of NITI Aayog
The Indian Express, October 23, 2022 - TRAI concern over power dilution in reforms draft
The New Indian Express, October 22, 2022 - Centre simplifies nearly 500 rules, earns ₹ 250 crore under special drive
NDTV, October 21, 2022 - NITI Aayog undertakes special Campaign 2.0 for disposal of pending matters and swachhta
Orissa Diary, October 21, 2022 - Why bureaucracy needs reform
Deccan Herald, October 20, 2022 - Succession planning for top positions in government should be high priority – but isn’t
The Wire, October 18, 2022 - Mission Karmyogi: An attempt to change the face of civil services
The Indian Express, October 14, 2022 - Is the military bureaucracy as powerful as their civilian counterparts?
Hindustan Times, October 05, 2022 - How the new draft telecom bill legally sanctions surveillance without safeguards
The Indian Express, September 29, 2022 - Central deputation is part of federal structure in the country
Livemint, September 28, 2022 - For SMART police, India needs to train constables in law, forensics, tech. Not just their bodies
The Print, September 27, 2022 - An ‘agnipath’ for the IAS
Deccan Herald, September 27, 2022 - India’s Draft Telecom Bill 2022: A new ploy to justify surveillance & shutdown?
The Quint, September 27, 2022 - How to fix India’s broken police forces, CBI and IB
The Indian Express, September 26, 2022 - New telecom bill may further dilute regulator’s power, fear ex-officials
The Economic Times, September 26, 2022 - Centre withdraws incentives, special allowance to IAS, IPS officers working in north-east regions
The Telegraph India, September 25, 2022 - Draft Telecom Bill 2022 promises a new licence-permit raj
Livemint, September 25, 2022 - Guilty until innocent: It’s time India got bail reforms
The Sunday Guardian, September 24, 2022 - Will India’s bureaucratic reforms remain in a sorry state or rise from ashes?
The Quint, September 23, 2022 - Government forms committee to regulate marketing practices of pharma companies
The Economic Times, September 21, 2022 - UPSC Civil Services Main analysis: No major changes in trend but with simpler topics, elaboration remains the task
The Indian Express, September 20, 2022 - Why govt is moving slowly on lateral hiring of experts from private sector
The Economic Times, September 17, 2022 - Dismantling bureaucratic system is key to make Modi’s ‘Paanch Prans’ a success
Hindustan Times, September 17, 2022 - The game of snakes and ladders that is India’s defence acquisition procedures
The Wire, September 16, 2022 - What does the judiciary in India need as reforms?
The Frontline, August 30, 2022 - After agnipath, India is in need of a nitipath for its civil services
Livemint, August 28, 2022 - What is to be done with India’s defence offset policy!
The Economic Times, August 26, 2022 - Hard truths about India’s labour reforms
The Hindu, August 19, 2022 - Is India’s civil service out of joint?
Observer Research Foundation, August 15, 2022 - Building a strong India
The Tribune, August 15, 2022 - The fabric of India’s civil-military relations
The Hindu, August 15, 2022 - Microsoft partners with MSDE, CBC for India’s civil servants’ capacity building
The Financial Express, August 11, 2022 - Parliamentary panel recommends ministries, departments to strictly comply government’s grievance redressal instructions
The Print, August 10, 2022 - Why it’s time for an ‘All India Health Service’
Swarajya, August 06, 2022 - Efficacy of RTI Act is threatened by opacity, opposition from bureaucracy and lawmakers
The Indian Express, August 03, 2022 - Centre conducts root cause analysis of public grievances received by select govt departments
The Print, August 03, 2022 - Need babus for knowledge based India
The Pioneer, July 29, 2022 - The case of the powerful, powerless sarkari officer
Deccan Herald, July 24, 2022 - Insolvency code is one of India’s success stories. But it now needs a new life
The Print, July 20, 2022 - Get inspired — Why did Pranab Mukherjee feel bureaucracy was both relevant and a hurdle for India?
The Indian Express, July 17, 2022 - The absent dialogue examines India’s uneasy civil-military relations
The Sunday Guardian, July 16, 2022 - Judges, bureaucrats should serve nation rather than thinking of post-retirement ambitions
The Indian Express, July 16, 2022 - Govt forms task force to coordinate progress in filling up vacant posts in ministries
The Print, July 14, 2022 - India’s Agnipath Scheme: Solution or Time Bomb?
The Diplomat, July 15, 2022 - What ails the civil services today and how best to address challenges of changing times?
Scroll.in, July 15, 2022 - Healthier India~II
The Statesman, July 14, 2022 - Indian Bureaucrats: From facelessness to fame
The Economic Times, July 09, 2022 - Bring the shine back on government jobs
The Hindu, June 29, 2022 - A job half done; GST underperforms for its faulty design, rate hike agenda regressive
The Financial Express, June 27, 2022 - Why glorify the Civil Services Exams?
The Hindu, June 25, 2022 - Agnipath scheme: Key changes made by Centre for ‘Agniveers’
The Times of India, June 18, 2022 - ‘Tour of Duty’ will expose youth to military life. Don’t let bureaucracy fail it like note ban
The Print, June 15, 2022 - The problem with putting the civil services on a pedestal
The Indian Express, June 08, 2022 - Rusting steel frame? New India needs bureaucrats who are in sync with today’s realities
Firstpost, June 02, 2022 - Indian State was set up to control, not govern. Data-driven policy-making can be antidote
The Print, May 13, 2022 - The good cop
The Indian Express, May 12, 2022 - Why India needs a Chief of Defence Staff more than ever before
The First post, May 09, 2022 - The administrative services row between the Delhi and Central governments
The Hindu, May 09, 2022 - Constitution bench to decide who will control Delhi government bureaucrats
The Economic Times, May 06, 2022 - Governors are ceremonial heads, they should not meddle with varsities
News9live, April 28, 2022 - GST requires major administrative reforms
The Hindu Businessline, April 20, 2022 - How has IAS fared well in service to the nation
Livemint, April 19, 2022 - Proposal on IPS officers could face disapproval of states. Centre must take them into confidence, increase uptake of personnel
The Indian Express, April 18, 2022 - Govt to finalise 5 urban planning reform schemes for states
Hindustan Times, April 17, 2022 - The IAS saga
The Statesman, April 16, 2022 - Larger challenges of Civil Services in India
The Pioneer, April 12, 2022 - How India Leveraged the ‘Whole-of-Government’ amid Covid-19 Pandemic
News18, March 27, 2022 - Has IAS failed the nation? Yes, and it’s not all politicians’ fault. The service rewards mediocrity & risk aversion
The Times of India, March 25, 2022 - Centre introduces Bill in Parliament to unify three Municipal Corporations In Delhi
Live Law, March 25, 2022
