Any takers for Public Policy specialists?

Among the excess baggage that has been handed down to us from the past is our esteemed IAS (Indian Administrative Service). However why, I consider it will be on its way out might seem interesting.

I have a problem with the Constitution of India!

Seems I am not alone. I have always wondered about the colonial legacy permeating our institutions. The guiding light of these institutions has been this — citizens are subjects to be controlled and not empowered! My debates with Makarand, my…

Corruption as a symptom and not a cause!

For long, CCS has argued most corruption in public affairs is an outcome of poorly designed rules and regulations, or rules which should have not been there in the first place. Education World, the only magazine on education in India takes a hard look at…

Is economic nationalism adverse patriotism?

I make decent shoes based in Delhi. However the quality and price of my leather is best for my customers if I can get it from Raman’s tanneries in Kolkata. I can make my products even more cheaper, competitive and better if I can get them from Rehman’s…

There is sun. And then there is AP

“There are only two forces that can carry light to all corners of the globe — the sun in the heavens and The Associated Press down here.” — Mark Twain, 1906

How many organizations in the world can boast of an endorsement like that..? Here’s…

State security vs private security

“We live in an age when pizza gets to your home before the police.” Jeff Marder

I have spent considerable time in a few metro cities like Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. When I came to Delhi, one particular issue regarding residential…

OUT OF SYNC: State as the organised manifestation of connoisseurs of art

“In a democratic regime, the arts can derive their sustenance only from the people, and the state, as the organized manifestation of the people’s will, must, therefore, undertake … maintenance and…