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    Dilip Cherian | The Jaishankar Playbook vs The Steel FrameColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | The Jaishankar Playbook vs The Steel Frame

    The meeting, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S. Jaishankar, framed the moment as one...

    8 May 2026 12:02 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Noida Airport’s Avoidable CEO Mess: Samra To Stay or Go?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Noida Airport’s Avoidable CEO Mess: Samra To Stay or...

    Security rule forces leadership change weeks before airport launch

    29 April 2026 7:57 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Is Latest Joint Secy Rejig Paving Road to 2029?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Is Latest Joint Secy Rejig Paving Road to 2029?

    Key appointments under Narendra Modi hint at tighter control

    22 April 2026 10:01 PM IST

    The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | In Poll-time TN, Lack Of Command Clarity Is Process,...

    The DGP runs the police; the home secretary runs the administration. Files are supposed to move in a straight line....

    17 April 2026 2:04 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | IAS Short of 1,300 Officers, but No One Wants To Fix ItColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | IAS Short of 1,300 Officers, but No One Wants To Fix...

    IAS deficit, IIS-MEA tussle and frequent transfers expose systemic gaps

    9 April 2026 11:55 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Corruption Not Only Reason Why Projects Stall and Costs SpiralColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Corruption Not Only Reason Why Projects Stall and...

    Asymmetric punishment can make officials stall files, delay projects, and avoid action

    1 April 2026 10:23 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | In Bihar, When Netas Move, Babus FollowOpinion
    Dilip Cherian | In Bihar, When Netas Move, Babus Follow

    Is this unusual? Somewhat. India has no shortage of capable former babus, but very few manage to stay in circulation at...

    27 March 2026 3:08 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Can Khattar’s Cost-Cutting Policy Stop Earthquakes?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Can Khattar’s Cost-Cutting Policy Stop Earthquakes?

    Quake norms rollback, IAS reinstatements, CM rebuke spark accountability debate

    19 March 2026 11:00 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Tech Glitches: Why Do Some Matter More Than Others?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Tech Glitches: Why Do Some Matter More Than Others?

    From a rally screen glitch to cadre disputes and candid governance in Telangana.

    11 March 2026 10:41 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Foreign Service Or Forest? IFS In A Tizzy Over Acronym WarsColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Foreign Service Or Forest? IFS In A Tizzy Over Acronym...

    In 2016, the ministry of external affairs essentially told the forest fraternity: “We were born in 1946. You arrived in...

    26 Feb 2026 11:26 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Punjab’s Acting DGPs And The Art Of StallingColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Punjab’s Acting DGPs And The Art Of Stalling

    It can be argued that Punjab isn’t alone. Several states have flirted with acting chiefs rather than regular...

    19 Feb 2026 11:53 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s ItColumnists
    Dilip Cherian l UPSC Draws The Line: Crack IAS or IFS & That’s It

    The UPSC has tightened the rules, and the signal is unmistakable: if you are allotted the IAS or IFS, there is no second...

    13 Feb 2026 1:50 AM IST

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