Caste census? Okay, but we must handle it with care

[ad_1] The government’s decision to include caste enumeration in India’s population census is welcome. As the basis of a social hierarchy that inhibits mobility in Indian society, caste is inimical to the notion of equality that’s a core characteristic of democracy.  The dynamism of our economy has weakened links between castes and occupations, with favourable…

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Modi govt’s U-turn on lateral entry into bureaucracy. What is the policy, and why did it trigger political backlash?

[ad_1] The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, making a U-turn on the issue amid criticism from the Opposition and a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). PM Modi believes that the…

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