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    Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life SupportColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life...

    citizens waiting endlessly for decisions, and the RTI process is quietly choking on delay.

    20 Aug 2025 9:08 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like CS & DGPColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like...

    Observers point to the recent standoff in Jharkhand. The state wanted its DGP Anurag Gupta to stay beyond his April 30...

    13 Aug 2025 11:14 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets A Top Cop, But No End To UncertaintyOpinion
    Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets A Top Cop, But No End To Uncertainty

    In Lutyens’ Delhi, nothing says continuity like an ad hoc appointment.

    6 Aug 2025 10:24 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for Officers 7 YrsColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Central Sectt in Midst of Crisis; No Promotions for...

    The DoPT, ironically responsible for personnel policy, has to ensure that CSS officers are regarded with the same...

    1 Aug 2025 1:43 AM IST

    Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference at Pune Police Commissioners office, in Pune. (PTI)Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Honeytrap Alarm In Maharashtra Rings Through All...

    This isn’t just about personal conduct. It’s about vulnerability at the highest levels of governance. Officials with...

    25 July 2025 1:15 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Top Secretaries Do Not Retire, They Just Acquire Some New RolesColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Top Secretaries Do Not Retire, They Just Acquire Some...

    The appointments committee of the Cabinet signs off, the paperwork proceeds, and another top officer avoids the...

    17 July 2025 11:00 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Can Anything Be Done to Stop IAS Exodus From Tripura?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Can Anything Be Done to Stop IAS Exodus From Tripura?

    First-ever extension shocks state, sparks guessing on who will take over

    9 July 2025 10:19 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Parag Jain as RAW Chief a Game-Changer in Indian SpycraftColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Parag Jain as RAW Chief a Game-Changer in Indian...

    Mr Jain’s arrival at the top of RAW isn't just a routine succession. He represents a deeper recalibration

    3 July 2025 10:03 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | P.K. Mishra and Shaktikanta Das Are South Block’s New Power CoupleEdit
    Dilip Cherian | P.K. Mishra and Shaktikanta Das Are South Block’s New...

    From the double-engine PMO to the sudden exit of a top forest officer and a looming CBDT shuffle — India’s governance...

    25 Jun 2025 11:04 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi RoleColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi...

    As sherpa, Mr Kant helped steer India through one of its most high-profile multilateral events — the 2023 G-20 summit in...

    18 Jun 2025 10:08 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Planes, Trains & PMS: Ashwani Lohani’s Career Comes Full CircleColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Planes, Trains & PMS: Ashwani Lohani’s Career Comes...

    Ashwani Lohani to head PM Museum, ending a career that spans trains, planes, and politics

    11 Jun 2025 11:07 PM IST

    The states have been told that if necessary, the e-admit cards of the candidates and the identity cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes, the UPSC said. (Representational Image/PTI)Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Quota Scam Hits UPSC Again, 15 Under Lens

    If UPSC and state governments aren’t cross-verifying certificates before appointments, what’s the point of elaborate...

    5 Jun 2025 9:53 PM IST

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