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    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

    Dilip Cherian | Shift in Tone: India’s Diplomacy Gets a Political MakeoverColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Shift in Tone: India’s Diplomacy Gets a Political...

    This hybrid diplomatic offensive — part old-guard gravitas, part new-age outreach — suggests India is hedging its bets

    28 May 2025 10:32 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the Shots?Columnists
    Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the...

    New rules, familiar doubts as state delays DGP appointment before May 31 deadline.

    21 May 2025 10:00 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | If N-Bomb Falls, Those on LoC Can Survive in Civilian BunkersColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | If N-Bomb Falls, Those on LoC Can Survive in Civilian...

    Reinforced shelters provide refuge, not just for soldiers but for families too.

    15 May 2025 8:23 PM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Haryana’s ‘Dept of Future’: Babus Encounter Sci-fiColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Haryana’s ‘Dept of Future’: Babus Encounter Sci-fi

    Countries like the UAE have full-blown “Ministries of the Future” — with budgets, AI roadmaps, and moonshot visions. But...

    9 May 2025 3:03 AM IST

    Dilip Cherian | Eighth Pay Commission Is Still Waiting In The WingsColumnists
    Dilip Cherian | Eighth Pay Commission Is Still Waiting In The Wings

    The government is inching toward finalising the terms of reference and picking the chairperson and members. That’s right...

    30 April 2025 11:20 PM IST

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