B. S. Raghavan joined the West Bengal IAS cadre in 1952 and was the Commissioner of various Departments. He also served as the Chief Secretary of Tripura. He was Director, Political and Security Policy Planning in the Union Home Ministry and the Secretary, National Integration Council during the period of the first four Prime Ministers. He was a US Congressional Fellow and Policy Adviser to UN (FAO), and Chairman of three UN Committees. He has been chief executive of four major public sector enterprises. He is now a columnist and author, connected with social service and educational organisations.
March 1, 2013
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Booster shot for economy
Let’s not stint in praise where praise is due: Finance Minister P.Chidambaram has deftly crafted Budget 2013 both to generate faith and optimism in the future and to lift the growth trajectory b...
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February 26, 2013
Keep politics out of fight against terrorism
The Hyderabad twin-blasts of February 21 which have resulted in the nation once again paying a high price in terms of the number of the dead and injured has turned the spotlight on the hit...
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February 24, 2013
Brand building of government hospitals
A time there was, and that too within living memory, when there were few private corporate hospitals, and those set up and run under the auspices of the Central and State governments were...
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February 19, 2013
Time for President to ask questions
Yet another bombshell of a scandal — this time over the hefty kickbacks in the purchase of helicopters from AgustaWestland – has burst, followed by the usual dismissive stand by Prime Mini...
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February 14, 2013
No bold breakthroughs from Obama
One can normally expect a second-term president to take bold initiatives in the country’s interest, with no thought of winning or losing an election. Intriguingly, though, this has not been the case.
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February 12, 2013
Budget 2013: Squaring the circle
With Lok Sabha elections barely 15 months away, it is quite on the cards that Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram would be mulling on the best method of running with the aam aadmi hare an...
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February 10, 2013
New citizens’ initiative at Bangalore
A few high profile denizens of Bangalore have banded themselves together and launched a Political Action Committee (PAC) with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw of Biocon as the president and T. V. Mohandas Pai,...
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February 7, 2013
Indian values should guide Indian systems
First, a disclaimer. The theme of this column is not to be taken as a blatant flaunting of nationalist chauvinism. It is a strictly utilitarian concept, having a lot to do with the improvement of...
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February 5, 2013
Anti-rape ordinance deserves support
I agree with only one part of the controversy whipped up by sections of the civil society, including the media, on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013, promulgated on February 3, making c...
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February 3, 2013
Leaving space in relationships
To get away from it all is a common human urge which almost every one of us has experienced some time or other. Especially is this so when one has been engaged in the same kind of occupation or av...
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