No IAS, no UPSC: How does the US bureaucracy function without a permanent elite cadre?
Why America has no IAS: How 4,000 political appointees and 2 million civil servants run the government For most Indians, the path to the country’s top executive office is well known. Aspirants spend years preparing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams, hoping to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service…