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Meet Ashok Khemka – the incorruptible Indian babu

Vishy KurugantiMarch 20, 20133 mins

Pic courtesy indianexpress.com Newton’s Law of Corruption: an Indian babu’s likelihood of being corrupt is inversely proportional to the number of times he’s transferred. Higher the transfers, lower…

So what's up with Raju Narayana Swamy these days?

Vishy KurugantiJuly 27, 20122 mins

Pic: courtesy hindu.com (circa 2007) India is as obsessed with its IAS officers as it is with its IIT graduates. Earlier this year, I wrote an article about Kerala IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy…

The not so curious affair of IAS officer Raju Narayana Swamy

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 25, 20124 mins

Update (Jul 27, 2012): Wrote a follow-up post – What’s up with Raju Narayana Swamy these days? An appeal (see below) is making the rounds on Facebook today. An academic pedigree to die for, top of the…

Rebooting IAS an essential part of Reforms 2.0

Vishy KurugantiDecember 07, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: One of my favorite policy wonks and Indian foreign policy expert, Nitin Pai, has often argued that the top item on India’s todo list is Reforms 2.0. To the long list of second…

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