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    Dilip Cherian | Exam Reforms: Centre Goes For Systems Fix For A Systems FailureColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Exam Reforms: Centre Goes For Systems Fix For A...

    The government has been battered by recurring exam paper leaks and allegations that have chipped away at public...

    29 July 2026 8:18 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | The File Comes Full Circle: Will Central Secretariat Club Manage To Survive?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | The File Comes Full Circle: Will Central Secretariat...

    For decades, the Central Secretariat Club has been woven into the culture of the Central bureaucracy, serving both...

    24 July 2026 2:43 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | As Govt Breaks Its Own Rules, Officer Posted At FCI Is RecalledColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | As Govt Breaks Its Own Rules, Officer Posted At FCI Is...

    The officer, Ashutosh Joshi of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, is facing serious allegations over the alleged...

    17 July 2026 1:50 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian |The Invisible Hand Of The Bureaucrat In India’s Pvt BanksColumnists
    Dilip Cherian |The Invisible Hand Of The Bureaucrat In India’s Pvt...

    Together, they reveal a mindset. It isn’t about the competence of retired senior babus but about why they have...

    10 July 2026 1:39 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Haryana Govt In A Dilemma Over Second Extension To Its Chief SecyColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Haryana Govt In A Dilemma Over Second Extension To Its...

    If the Centre approves the proposal, Mr Rastogi will remain in office until June 2027

    2 July 2026 11:59 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | How Justice Cannot Keep Looking Away From The Case Of Sanjiv ChaturvediColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | How Justice Cannot Keep Looking Away From The Case Of...

    Over the years, judge after judge has recused from matters involving Mr Chaturvedi. The numbers are startling enough to...

    26 Jun 2026 12:11 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Agility Is Key: Foreign Service To Undergo A Strategic ResetColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Agility Is Key: Foreign Service To Undergo A Strategic...

    The real test of diplomacy lies in securing influence, opening markets, building strategic partnerships, shaping...

    19 Jun 2026 12:28 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Shastri Bhavan Gets Yet Another Puzzling ReprieveColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Shastri Bhavan Gets Yet Another Puzzling Reprieve

    The case practically made itself. Whenever the government needed to demonstrate why Delhi's administrative core required...

    12 Jun 2026 12:49 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Expansion Plan Reflects Changing Stature Of EDColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Expansion Plan Reflects Changing Stature Of ED

    A stronger ED may well be necessary in an age of increasingly sophisticated financial crime. But strength alone is never...

    4 Jun 2026 9:02 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Is This Finally The End Of The Road For The Delhi Gymkhana?Opinion
    Dilip Cherian | Is This Finally The End Of The Road For The Delhi...

    The Centre’s eviction notice to the Delhi Gymkhana Club, the babus’ favourite watering hole, from its 27-acre spread in...

    28 May 2026 1:49 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | At CBI, Stability Has Trumped SuccessionColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | At CBI, Stability Has Trumped Succession

    The government also appears unwilling to risk uncertainty at the top of the CBI, when corruption probes, financial fraud...

    22 May 2026 12:44 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Why the PMO Wants a New Crop of BabusColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Why the PMO Wants a New Crop of Babus

    A younger generation of babus is increasingly willing to speak openly about governance gaps instead of hiding behind...

    14 May 2026 12:42 AM IST

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