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    Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In PracticeColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

    Lateral entry isn’t inherently bad. India’s civil services can benefit from outside expertise — economists,...

    9 Jan 2026 1:53 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Trust Seasoned Hands, Not Sound Bites, To Smooth Delhi-Dhaka TiesColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Trust Seasoned Hands, Not Sound Bites, To Smooth...

    Look at the depth of institutional memory India possesses. Former R&AW hands such as Amitabh Mathur, Amar Bhushan, Ravi...

    2 Jan 2026 12:33 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Gujarat Babus Get A Message And A DeadlineColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Gujarat Babus Get A Message And A Deadline

    On paper, this looks like routine governance, review meetings, status reports, and coordination memos. In reality, it...

    26 Dec 2025 12:57 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Why India Sent A Retired Cop As NSA To Port LouisColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Why India Sent A Retired Cop As NSA To Port Louis

    For years, the Mauritius NSA position has typically gone to officers with a strong external intelligence or military...

    18 Dec 2025 11:40 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | After Aviation Chaos, Should Generalists Still Run Our Skies?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | After Aviation Chaos, Should Generalists Still Run Our...

    The IndiGo row lays bare a system where aviation grows fast but oversight stays shallow.

    10 Dec 2025 8:06 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Extensions Usual As Andhra Prefers Its Naidu-Friendly AdministratorsColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Extensions Usual As Andhra Prefers Its Naidu-Friendly...

    Extensions, contradictions and cadre clashes define India’s admin landscape.

    3 Dec 2025 7:52 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Naya Raipur to Become ‘Delhi’ for a WeekendColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Naya Raipur to Become ‘Delhi’ for a Weekend

    For now, Raipur will shine. Whether anything glows after the VIP lights dim is up to babus, as always

    27 Nov 2025 10:08 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | From IRS To MLA In Record Time: The Sujit Kumar StoryColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | From IRS To MLA In Record Time: The Sujit Kumar Story

    Fresh off a decisive Bihar victory, the Modi government has signalled a sharp bureaucratic reset, one that goes far...

    20 Nov 2025 10:50 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | When Jaipur’s Top Babu Takes The Delhi Exit RampColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | When Jaipur’s Top Babu Takes The Delhi Exit Ramp

    The Centre’s decision to pull Mr Pant back into the Union government is being seen as both a reward for reliability and...

    13 Nov 2025 9:33 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | SC Decision Spells End Of IPS ‘Glass Ceiling’ In Paramilitary ForcesColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | SC Decision Spells End Of IPS ‘Glass Ceiling’ In...

    The Supreme Court’s latest refusal to review its May 2025 ruling, which ordered a phased, two-year reduction of IPS...

    5 Nov 2025 11:51 PM IST

    Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi. (Image: http://tsmsidc.telangana.gov.in)Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Queries Raised as Telangana Officer Seeks to Bow Out...

    In Rizvi’s case, “enough” seems to have come after four transfers in just two years, an administrative relay race that...

    29 Oct 2025 6:48 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long Brainstorm MeetColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long...

    The optics is familiar, but this time the pitch is grander — to reimagine how the government works, from decision-making...

    23 Oct 2025 8:00 PM IST

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