Now that the rot Indira Gandhi introduced into government in the mid-1970s has begun to suppurate in the form of the open festering in the CBI, we will hear a lot of wailing about the degeneration of “institutions”. Often, however, many people have only a vague notion of what the term “institutions” means.
So it is worth reminding everyone that an “institution” is not a building. Nor is it an office. It is also not something that is instantly created. It is also not something available for duty-free import. Indeed, there are many things that it is not.
It is, instead, a
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