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Saikat Datta

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UPSC Lateral Entry: 45 Posts Across Ministries | Salary, Eligibility & Application Details

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By Saikat Datta
| Outlook (India) Verified
National Usually, such posts are manned by the officers of all-India services -- the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFoS) -- and Group A services, among others. Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Photo: PTI Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) | Photo: PTI The government has launched a recruitment drive to fill 45 key posts in various central ministries with specialists from outside the traditional civil service.
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Low defence budgets and poor force planning: Why isn’t India pursuing joint R&D with military allies?

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By Saikat Datta
| Moneycontrol Verified
India is perpetually caught in a trap where a large military will continue to draw on a meagre budget for salaries and pensions, rather than spend on modernisation February 01, 2024 / 05:12 PM IST The hike is a meagre one and India’s defence budget remains one of the lowest in percentage terms. Tags: #Budget #Nirmala Sitharaman #opinion first published: Feb 1, 2024 05:12 pm Discover the latest business news, Sensex, and Nifty updates.
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If a ground invasion can’t take out Hamas, what’s Israel’s Plan-B?

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By Saikat Datta
| Moneycontrol Verified
you are here: HomeNewsOpinion The outcome Israel seeks – the elimination of Hamas – is unlikely to come about through a ground invasion. If this outcome isn’t possible then the rationale for a ground invasion weakens.
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