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Give Chandigarh to PunjabSubscriber Only
April 15, 2022 04:00 IST
Madhav Godbole writes: Indira Gandhi’s intransigence prevented the transfer of the city to Punjab in the 1980s. The Centre must correct this anomaly, and also reconsider the status of other Union Territories
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
Two lessons from the Aryan Khan caseSubscriber Only
November 05, 2021 00:42 IST
Madhav Godbole writes: It reveals the need to review the harsh narcotics law, and allegations about Sameer Wankhede’s religion show the need for the Centre to extend reservations to the backward among Muslims and Christians as well.
Sat, Nov 06, 2021
Centre must stop trying to muzzle retired officersSubscriber Only
June 08, 2021 03:30 IST
The Pension Amendment Rules, which put severe restrictions on the writings of retired officers from several organisations dealing with security and intelligence, will not stand scrutiny in a court of law.
Tue, Jun 08, 2021
New Parliament building must not overshadow need to tackle urgent questions of democracySubscriber Only
December 21, 2020 03:18 IST
Parliament’s efficacy and effectiveness can be increased by implementing the reforms suggested hereafter. It does not require enlarging its size.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020
A law that offers citizenship only to non-Muslims sidesteps the real issues for political mileageSubscriber Only
December 30, 2019 00:13 IST
Making only non-Muslims eligible for citizenship could have been avoided by proposing that any migrant persecuted on religious or other grounds will be eligible for citizenship.
Mon, Dec 30, 2019
SC has always upheld and strengthened secularism, but its Ayodhya ruling is problematic on that scoreSubscriber Only
November 19, 2019 04:00 IST
The Supreme Court decision leaves one with an impression that even if the majority community takes the law into its hands and destroys and damages a place of worship of any minority community, it can be rewarded, and the state can just wither away! This is the most unnerving
Tue, Nov 19, 2019Is India a secular nation?Subscriber Only
April 12, 2016 00:05 IST
Edited excerpts of the speech that was to be delivered at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, Mumbai, on April 4 by former Union Home Secretary Madhav Godbole.
Tue, Apr 12, 2016
A view from the AC toiletSubscriber Only
August 23, 1999 00:00 IST
Two recent news items brought out the empty rhetoric of make-believe development, indulged in by our political masters since the inceptio...
Mon, Aug 23, 1999Do we need a permanent civil service?Subscriber Only
June 29, 1999 00:00 IST
Under the Constitution, we have accepted the concept of permanent civil services comprising the all India services and the central servic...
Tue, Jun 29, 1999Need for a new and rational policySubscriber Only
May 15, 1999 00:00 IST
Two recent news reports pertaining to transfers of bureaucrats in Maharashtra raise important issues. The first was about the statement o...
Sat, May 15, 1999Transfer as punishmentSubscriber Only
May 15, 1999 00:00 IST
Two recent news reports pertaining to transfers of bureaucrats in Maharashtra raise important issues. The first was about the statement o...
Sat, May 15, 1999The brink of bankruptcySubscriber Only
February 05, 1999 00:00 IST
It was just before the French Revolution, that Marie Antoinette is supposed to have told her countrymen, ``If you don't have bread, eat c...
Fri, Feb 05, 1999His master’s whipping boySubscriber Only
April 06, 1998 00:00 IST
Normally, one would ask what the bureaucracy has to do with the electoral fortunes of political parties. The bureaucracy is supposed by defi...
Mon, Apr 06, 1998Kalyan Singh oversteps himselfSubscriber Only
February 13, 1998 00:00 IST
According to recent reports, the Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to withdraw cases against kar sevaks who participated in the Ayodhya a...
Fri, Feb 13, 1998Indian political serviceSubscriber Only
January 28, 1998 00:00 IST
A series of recent decisions of the Central government has once again shattered the myth that the civil services in India are apolitical and...
Wed, Jan 28, 1998Crucial watchdogsSubscriber Only
December 31, 1997 00:00 IST
A recent news-item referred to the submissions made by the Attorney General before the Supreme Court in the public interest litigation perta...
Wed, Dec 31, 1997Big words and tall claimsSubscriber Only
November 18, 1997 00:00 IST
The conference of chief ministers in New Delhi on May 24, 1997 discussed the Action Plan for Effective and Responsive Government. The Actio...
Tue, Nov 18, 1997His master’s vice — Rao’s St Kitts excuseSubscriber Only
June 26, 1997 00:00 IST
Is the seniormost minister in the Central Cabinet effectively a lowly government servant or a petty foot-soldier? This question inevitably ...
Thu, Jun 26, 1997The virtue of anonymitySubscriber Only
May 23, 1997 00:00 IST
The CBI seems to be the only office working overtime in the Government these days. The newspapers are full of reports about the politicians...
Fri, May 23, 1997Journalism of Courage
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