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While the new law prioritises land conservation and local interests, it may slow down economic growth and investment.
What constitutes ‘land,’ who is an ‘outsider,’ and who can grant exemptions have long been contested. These questions have played out in many...
India needs a transparent, institutional mechanism to look at both the short and long-term implications of tariffs. A nation must also protect...
When any political executive has to choose between loyalty and competence, the former takes priority. And I say this with authority, having worked...
Sometimes, those who claim to be part of the deep state ascribe to themselves a larger-than-life role in state affairs—for example, AS Dulat and...
With regard to divorce, the UCC brings in provisions that penalise extrajudicial divorce modes—including talaq-us-sunnat, talaq-i-biddat, khula,...
Contrary to popular perception, Uttarakhand will not be the first, but the second state in the country with a UCC.
The Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led agitation for ‘legal MSP’ is a pale shadow of the 2020-21 movement against new farm laws. MSP may not be as salient...
Amid the ongoing ideological slugfest, I strongly recommend reading Ambedkar in his own words. For his acolytes, it is important to remember...
West Bengal invoked the Essential Commodities Act to impose restrictions on potato's storage, trade, and transport. It pits consumers in Kolkata...
Murthy has a point. Govt can cut costs by hiring gig workers with attendant benefits. The question is, can we outsource elections, census, and...
‘Demarcation’ would require political sagacity on both sides, and a situation where India and China see each other as partners rather than...
On Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary, India’s youngest civil servants will pledge their commitment to constitutional values at the Statue of Unity....
With over 81 crore beneficiaries, the Govt is now leveraging advanced data-driven route optimisation tools as part of the PM GatiShakti master plan...
The real challenge for governance professionals in India is to design systems that ensure transparency and fair play while delivering intended...
In February 1994, I received a hotline call from then state home secretary Manish Gupta. He asked whether I, as Murshidabad DM, could quickly...
What is the genesis of flag cars, beacons, and sirens? These are the all the hallmarks of military leaders in battle formations.
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...
Scott looked at the State as it is—based on its functions rather than through the prism of Kautilya's Arthashastra, Machiavelli’s The Prince, or...