In Himachal BJP, Congress Can Only Ignore AAP At Their Own Peril
byThe political activity for the Assembly elections in November 2022 has intensified in Himachal Pradesh. Central leaders have started visiting the state more frequently,…
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Effective Customer Relations In The Government Sector
byThe dichotomy of interaction between the Government and the citizens arises out of two opposing roles assigned to each department of the Permanent Executive….
Shimla: Going, Going, Gone !
byEinstein had once famously remarked that the only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance. A surfeit of either is minacious. A mixture of…
The BJP Is Winning Anyway, Elections Are A Sideshow
byLast week I received a draft petition to the Election Commission of India from a well known writer and activist of civil society about…
Move Over, Economics– Croninomics Is Here !
byI’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that my father-in-law always doubted my educational credentials and felt that there were significant gaps in my education….
Puranikoti Diary – Of Tourists And Water Woes
byCatch The Rain Where It Falls, When It Falls We came up to our home in Puranikoti village in Mashobra ( near Shimla) on…
Don’t Blame The IAS, A Nation Gets The Civil Services It Deserves
byMr. D Subbarao, a retired IAS officer and ex Governor of the Reserve Bank of India has, in a recent article in The Times…
Reverse Gear
byI’ve just bought a new car (in Neerja’s name, naturally, since she uses it 90% of the time. My 10% quota consists of taking…
Book Review – The Line Of Mercy
byTarun Tejpal is the Devil’s Advocate for the underdog, the counsellor for the damned. His forte is the underbelly- of the government, society, passions,…
India Needs To Be Militarily Self-reliant, Wary of China-Pakistan
byHaving seen Russia attack Ukraine for whatever reasons, with territorially ambitious neighbour like China and a vouched adversary, Pakistan, India must be completely self-reliant…