Raghav Chandra

Former Secretary Government of India

Latest Articles By Raghav Chandra

Trusteeship In City Management

Raghav Chandra

The Ajanta Oreva group is the biggest and most resourceful business house emerging out of Morbi city with a turnover of more than Rs 1200 crores. It, therefore, had a definite responsibility to the well-being of the citizens of the city of Morbi, along the lines of trusteeship that Gandhiji preached. Its role in improving key infrastructure in a small city like that was important because this was quite surely a city that was cash-strapped, with weak city governance systems, comprising low-experience manpower whose training was inadequate.

Big Infrastructure Projects Merit Continuity

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

The national government should consider enacting a law to prevent centrally funded infrastructure projects from being derailed by the state governments on narrow local considerations

Infrastructure Projects, Transparency and Pragmatism

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

An injunction causes the government and its citizens to suffer a double whammy – firstly by paying escalation costs for the project and, secondly – by being deprived of the multiple benefits from the timely development of infrastructure

In-App Payment Mechanisms Of Google And Apple

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

Clearly, both Google and Apple are using their duopolistic stranglehold over the mobile operating system market to dictate their terms. This is an unfair business practice that should not only be challenged but also undone.

Climate Leadership In Scotland

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

Cities across the world have much to learn from their peers in Scotland. In India, too, we must encourage cities to think green and act smart – by using clean energy.

PPPs And Lessons From DMRC Vs DAMEPL Case

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

Public authorities should anticipate and apprehend from the beginning – the huge legal and financial implications – of their own acts of omission and commission.

Green Aviation And Space Industry

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

The days ahead will be different – exasperating and also exciting – for the aviation and space industry. Read here

Pandemic, Policing And Processions

Raghav Chandra

Opinion Columns

Ultimately, it is our humanity that is crucial for survival – more than any religion. Every government, in the Centre or in the State should push through reforms – to ban religious processions for the next one to two years and encourage virtual puja.

How To Make The Indian Civil Services Market-Friendly

Raghav Chandra

Economy India

The Indian private sector, too, has changed – driven by intense market pressures, the regulatory influence of the new Companies Act and SEBI Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements – emerging as smart, methodical and transparent, albeit in an exclusivist way.