Best of BS Opinion: The provincialisation of All India Services, and more

Here are the top BS Opinion articles of the day

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Two recent working papers published by the Bretton Woods organisations — the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund — have weighed in on the debate surrounding India’s record on poverty reduction. In this context, our lead editorial notes that until authoritative, transparent and professional government data is once again the order of the day, any claims about poverty reduction will remain pure speculation. Read here

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All India Services were to be all India in character for a purpose. Any dilution of this central