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The administrative route to growth
The Hindu Business Line, October 26, 2014

By Pradeep S Mehta

All secretaries to the Government of India should have received ‘outstanding’ grading over their last five annual appraisals, by and large, otherwise they won’t be eligible to claim the coveted title. As one babu quipped, if all of them are ‘outstanding’, why is their performance so average as evident from the poor results in many cases? Granted, truly excellent officers have to work with average colleagues and an archaic system, and cannot really work as lone rangers. More...


Gas & hot air
The Asian Age, October 13, 2014

By Pradeep S Mehta

The Supreme Court had to step into another policy area gas pricing and directing the government to come out with a clear policy. Due to the Assembly elections in some states, the Government of India will submit it to the Supreme Court on November 15, 2014 and thus close the uncertainty over a long-delayed decision. But what will happen is still a million-dollar question. More...


A clean-up for Make in India
The Hindu Business Line, October 10, 2014

By Pradeep S Mehta

It’s time to sweep away the pervasive red tape that makes India one of the most difficult places in which to do business. The Clean India campaign can serve as an inspiration and a metaphor. After all, we also need to clean up the maze of regulations to enable a success of the Make in India campaign. Both need a blitzkrieg approach…As with the Clean India project, the Make in India project requires will, a national campaign and a huge change in mindset. This includes getting rid of fears surrounding the endeavour to industrialise, create jobs and entrepreneurs, and ameliorate poverty. More...


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