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Sixteen shutdowns in six years show that they have become the go-to response to cheating, regardless of the high costs involved.

The recruitment exam for Grade III and IV government posts in Assam last month had a lot riding on it. It was to fill 30,000 vacancies. It was to also go some way towards fulfilling the Bharatiya Janata Party’s pre-election promise of providing 100,000 jobs. “This is not just an exam,” Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was quoted as saying before the exam. “If we can induct 30,000 completely on merit, then the face of the government will change.”
But ensuring only the meritorious got in wasn’t easy. Assam—as with much of India—has a history of malpractice in recruitment …

Influence cannot be manufactured through diaspora networks, carefully branded events or political donations. It requires honesty and credibility.
US President Donald Trump’s showdown with visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy undermines global norms and weakens India’s strategic position against China.
The Indian diaspora in the West has become an important force in shaping India's politics.