by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | May 3, 2024 | Governance
PMO India’s Power Hub It is indeed ironic that what’s now called the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the most ‘powerful’ government office that’s often accused of giving India a de facto presidential form of governance, was created by one of the most ‘consultative’...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 24, 2024 | Governance
Untangling the Ladakh Knot There could be a middle ground in resolving the demand of pitting Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule of the Indian constitution The political climate is heating up in Ladakh, India’s coldest and highest plateau. No resolution is in sight at...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Mar 11, 2024 | Governance
A Complicated Decision The decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar broder and end the free movement of people residing nearby on both sides is a sensitive one, given the fact that the two countries share a complex history The Indian government’s plans to put an end...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Feb 27, 2024 | Governance
Time for an All-India Judicial Service National Judicial Appointments Commission and All-India Judicial Service exams are necessary to stop dynastic self-perpetuation in the higher judiciary Does an opaque institution deliver justice and, more importantly, be...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Feb 12, 2024 | Governance
Coaching to join IAS In what is a move towards integrity and professionalism, the Government has done well by directing the successful candidates in the civil services examination to terminate their existing contracts with coaching centres The range, motives,...
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