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Reform the Reformer: Judge Administrative Reforms 3.0 by Trust and Devolution, Not Procedure

The Cabinet Secretary has launched Administrative Reforms 3.0 by directing ministries to identify bottlenecks. An Indian Express column by Pratap Bhanu Mehta argued that the initiative reveals a credibility gap in past reforms. An opinion piece argued that "Administrative Reforms 3.0" will fail because the state's centralizing, low-trust ideology and a rent-seeking political economy consistently undermine procedural…