tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809414561174316144.post3343814709877390584..comments2024-03-13T16:51:19.256+05:30Comments on babus of india: babuz aaj kal: India’s most powerful civil servants are being spotted; Indian PM too has Kissinger-type master bureaucratsBoI Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13245810347655135358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809414561174316144.post-5815860824457209682009-09-23T22:50:01.837+05:302009-09-23T22:50:01.837+05:30Well said...Our archaic crown inspired bureaucracy...Well said...Our archaic crown inspired bureaucracy does have its flaws as the incumbents are more attached to the myriad mindset of working in a cocoon, which severely hampers a more dynamic and sometimes unconventional attitude for administration. Well after all when the great arthasastra claims its origins in our lands who needs kissinger as a watermarksublimespeakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549162957585271836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7809414561174316144.post-53629012905523257322009-08-23T20:35:14.122+05:302009-08-23T20:35:14.122+05:30To be honest, India has hardly produced a bureaucr...To be honest, India has hardly produced a bureaucrat of the calibre of Henry Kissinger. First of all Kissinger came from the world of academics and during his tenure as the National Security Advisor to President Nixon, career bureaucrats of the US State Dept were sidelined and "technocrats" working under Kissinger at the National Security Council were given a lot of responsiblities and powers. I guess it was due to Kissinger's endeavours that the US could engage in track II diplomacy with China and bring an end to the Vietnam war. Amongst the top 4 bureaucrats you have listed till now, I hardly see any one of them possessing the intellectual caliber of Henry Kissinger. I am still waiting for the day when we have someone like him. I like your blog a lot, its very interesting, Iguess it has carved a niche for itself because I haven't come across a single blog/website which discusses the bureaucracy of our country in such detail as you do. Best of Luck for all your endeavoursAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com