 Hi, Akesha. So happy to have you here in the interview. Am I audible? Yeah, you are audible. Hi, Akesha. Okay, very glad to see you here. Thank you. Yes. So, we'd like to know from you, why you really wanted to be an IAS officer? Well, civil services provides me a unique opportunity to perform social service along with professional excellence and while working in the private sector, I realized that I can work for more diverse fields and more diverse areas and civil services provides me a unique opportunity in that sense. So, that is the reason I am aspiring to be an IAS officer. Okay, very short and sweet. But I know the private sector is now becoming more than even the government sector. Even railways is going to be privatized, probably airlines are already privatized, telecommunication is already privatized, you don't feel the telecommunication. So, many areas are being privatized and probably the privatization is going to be the future. So, why do you really rate it a little lesser than the government service in terms of opportunity? That's what you say is the reason. Yeah, why? Yes, I agree there are a lot of opportunities being coming in the private sector. But sir, the role of policy making and policy implementation. So that will be the sole responsibility of the government asset. So sir, I want to be part of that machinery which will manage such mechanisms of policy making as well as policy implementation at the ground level. Okay, good. So that will be nice. But now there is a lot of opposition for privatization of the railways. So, do you think it's a right move to privatize railways when the millions of people depend upon railways for their commutation? Sir, I think in the present scenario, government has privatized only the 5% of the railways. So sir, the 95% of the trains that will be still controlled by the government and their fare also it will be decided by the government asset. So government is trying to bring a balance between attracting more and more investments and quality services from the private sector. At the same time, they are also ensuring a social obligation by keeping 25% of the trains with the Indian railways. Okay, can you tell me how many lines are going to be privatized in the first stage? Right away. In the first stage, how many lines are going to be privatized in the railways? Sorry sir, I am not exactly aware of the number but it will be around 103 trains, those will be privatized. Okay, all right. So again sir, your name itself is just a non-violence person. Is it the same again sir? Sir, I think it is much more wider concept than non-violence. And do you know from where Mahatma Gandhi has taken this idea of Akinsa? From where? In his own terms? Sir, he was inspired by a Jai neighbor and he is a spiritual guru. Yes sir, answer his spiritual guru Vashri Rajachandri who inspired him for Jainism and the core philosophy of Jainism of Akinsa. Okay, there are many other scholars, the European scholars and their books and their thoughts that actually influenced Mahatma Gandhi towards this point of non-violence. Can you list out a few of them at least? Of course, many of them are inspired by Gandhi, there is a different thing. But Gandhi himself was inspired by few writers, authors and people who are philosophers, you can say. Sir, he was inspired by Leo Top. Yes sir. Gandhi was inspired by a few... Yes sir, Gandhi was inspired by Leo Tolstoy. Yes, Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace. Correct? I mean War and Peace, author of War and Peace. And sir, he was also inspired by Plato. Plato's idea of idealism. So he was a Plato, a western philosopher. Plato, okay. Plato, the Republic. Yes sir. Student of Socrates, student of Plato. Have you heard the name Thoreo? Yes sir. Rolf Waldo, there is a guy called Thoreo. Sir, I heard but I am not able to establish the literature. Thoreo is an important philosopher Gandhi followed, yes. Okay, okay, okay. All right, all right. So Hari, you can take over, Hari. Good morning, Hinsa. Good afternoon sir. It's not an afternoon, it's still morning. Hinsa, suppose Mahatma Gandhi was put in a cryogenic sleep and suppose he wakes up now, how do you think that he will fit into the current state of political affairs? You understood my question? I think he will stay, yes. Sir, I think Gandhi will still remain in touch with his philosophy of politics, which he followed in the freedom struggle. So he'll still follow those ethics and he'll still suggest that politics without ethics is a debt trap. So sir, I think he will try to clean the politics which we are witnessing in the present times and he'll inject more and more transparency and ethics in the political system as such. And sir, the politics in the Gandhi's era will be more inclusive and it will be more decentralized and it will be based on the people's participation as suggested by Gandhi. Will his policy of Hinsa work now? Sir, definitely it works in the present time also. Sir, in the environment sustainability, we can talk about the philosophy of Hinsa. Sir, in the case of terrorism, climate change, the global challenges which the countries are facing in the present time. So this policy of Hinsa is very much relevant. Sir, even we are seeing the basis of society. Should we follow the policy of Hinsa? Sir, since India is a peace-loving country, so firstly our approach will be to solve the matters at the diplomat level. But sir, if our territorial integrity and sovereignty is threatened, then even the policy of Hinsa suggests that it is a right to go for war or for our own justice. Sir, for a greater justice, Hinsa also suggests this because Hinsa does not mean cowardice. Sir, it is a weapon of courageous people. So I think even in case of China, we can follow this principle. From electronics and communication, you jumped over to political science and international relations as your optional. Why so? Sir, while I was preparing for civil services, I consulted some of my seniors. Sir, they suggested political science and some other options also. Sir, when I went through the syllabus of different subjects, I found that political science is interesting. Sir, that is one of the reasons. Also, the NOPS availability was also there as far as BSIR is concerned. Did you go through any other options? Did none of your seniors suggested any other options? Sir, I went through public administration, sociology also. But some of the parts of the political science I found very interesting, especially the IR topics and the Indian government system and the freedom struggle part. So sir, I chose BSIR. What is post-truth politics? Sir, post-truth politics is based on, sir, it is not based on facts. Rather, it is based on like where evidence is not the basis of post-truth politics. And just, sir, mainly use of social media. It is influencing the politics in the present time. So sir, this term of post-truth politics is used in that sense, where the politics is not based on reality or the facts. Rather, it is based on the whims and fancies of some particular parties or some particular individuals. Can you mention any such examples happening in the current scenario? Sir, the politics which Mr. Donald Trump in United States of America, as a president, in which he is playing right now. So I think, sir, these are based on the post-truth politics. Sir, he is withdrawal from various institutions and his allegations. Sir, although some allegations are true, I am not denying that. Sorry to interrupt. Coming to Donald Trump's policy, recently US has withdrawn from WHO and has stopped and has blamed them for the spread of this pandemic. What is your take on that? Sir, I think this step is unwarranted in the present time. Given the globe is fighting the pandemic. Again, but do you think that has WHO failed in his mandate to curb such pandemics? Sir, I agree to a certain extent. There were loopholes in the working of the WHO as such and there are allegations that WHO is working at the behest of China. But sir, withdrawing from the institution as such and that too at such a crucial point. Sir, that is not a legal or ethical step by a country which is the largest contributor in terms of funds to WHO. Sir, it will impede the fight against this virus, especially in the East developing countries, African and South Asian countries. So sir, I think US should have pushed for reforms in WHO rather than withdrawal from WHO. What does NAMP stand for? Sir, non-aligned movement. Is it still in VOC? No, it's not. I'll be very accurate now. Okay, nice. Sir, hello. Your voice is not audible. Hello. Okay. Krishna Khan, please welcome. Mr. Krishna Khan. Yes sir. So, Ahim sir, you are from Jabalpur right which is a major city on the banks of river Narmada. Hello, are you able to hear? Yes sir. So, can you tell me about environmental versus developmental debate on Narmada valley project? Narmada valley project has two components. What are pros and what are positives and negatives? Sir, Narmada valley project basically worked on creating one of the largest dams in India, Sardar Sarovar Dam and also generating hydroelectric power from this dam. So sir, there was a movement led by Meeda Patil which led the world bank to withdraw from this project also. So because of the lack of proper rehabilitation and compensation to the tribal people lying across the Narmada valley. And also there was a lot of environmental destruction also because a large forest area lied across this region. So sir, this is all debate regarding the environment versus economy. But sir, the state government as well as the central government is working to ensure proper rehabilitation for the tribal people. And that movement has also subsided to a great extent. So what is the developmental advantage? How much of power will be generated? How much of land will be generated? Do you have any statistical figures? Sorry sir. You are from electronics and communication background. Now recently there is a debate about banning Chinese imports and products from that country. So we are dependent on very much of electronic imports. Every modems, mobiles, everything is from China. At the same time we are thinking about generating that production in India. We have a semiconductor industrial policy or in India. So to us to boost semiconductor industry. But we don't have proper way for fabrication labs, semiconductor labs. So how do you think that we can compensate the imports from China? Yes sir, in the short term there might be difficulties for India because we were heavily dependent on Chinese imports. But in the meantime, there are various packages by the government. So recently there is a 48,000 crore package which is being announced to boost the domestic manufacturing of these chips in India itself. And sir, at the same time we can also diversify our imports from other countries. So we can look for other countries which are manufacturing such kind of chips. For example, South Korea. To answer even various companies like LG and even other companies Samsung, they are planning to establish their own manufacturing plants of chips in India. So sir, in the short time India might face difficulties. But sir, with adequate investments and adequate filling of the use in this manufacturing of chips, we can ensure our own self-reliance. Okay, then my last question will be, this MP has given a lot of migrant labour to various states. Recently there were exodus of migrant labour from various states to their native states. So a lot of migrant labour went back to Madhya Pradesh. What is the status now with respect to COVID and their livelihood? Because there are no jobs available anywhere now. Sir, according to MP government data, around 13 lakh migrants came back to Madhya Pradesh. So government is taking various steps. Sir, there were cash transfers by the state government to the bank accounts of migrants. Recently, MP migrant commission has also been set up by this. And various schemes like Rosgarh, Setu, these are coming up. So as to skill map the migrants and employers can get the migrants to various industries. So sir, these are the steps which the MP government is taking and also at the national level also, there is Pradhan Mansi, Garipalya and Rosgarh Yoshna, under which some of the districts of MP are also being selected. So that also the migrants will be working. So MP government is taking care as far as the food, shelter and job of migrants is concerned. Okay, thank you. So your cycling is your hobby, what kind of a cycle do you have right now? Sir, I have a very basic cycle of BSE ladyboard. Okay, no gear in this cycle? No sir, sir it is a normal cycle. What is your average speed when you cycle? How long you cycle and what is your average speed? Hello. Yeah, what is your average speed? Please sir, could you please repeat the question? Yeah, what is your average speed? Sir, it is around 12 to 13 kilometers per hour. Okay, how many hours do you cycle? Sir, I do not cycle based on number of hours. Sir, I use it for my daily routine purpose, like visiting friends or going to grocery store. So for that purpose I use cycling. And sir in the morning, no sir, no sir. Sir, there are professional cycling going on all over India. There are professional cycling bodies like AutoX India Limited, France, Randoners, Super Randoners. Do you know about these organizations? Sir, I know about the national organization for cycling which we have in India. Sir, I am not aware of the other organizations. At least can you tell us some of the world's well-known brands in cycling? Yes sir, yes. Can you tell us some of the names? Sir, Hero is there, Atlas is there. Indian, they are Indian. Race cycles, foreign cycles, very well-known companies. Bianchi, Trek, Nanondale, no idea. Sir, I will look into it. Okay fine. Okay again sir, your entry is over. Good, you are done extremely well. They will matured, you are a good candidate, potential candidate. Very careful about very sensitive questions like why do you want to become an IAS officer? You have come out very well in that also. Unique opportunity. But only thing is when you talk about private sector, better than private sector, then you will have to justify that. Why private sector doesn't have any serious diversified activity? Actually they are all. So you don't have to compare the private sector. You can simply say government service is very special very unique, without even mentioning that in a clever way. And it was still morning but you said good afternoon. I am done. You are done correctly. He said no, it is still morning. Yes sir. Even now it is still morning. A little careful last time of the day. He should not simply say early morning, he should not go and say good evening in the morning. It is very much more important. Not a problem actually. Definitely it is not going to reduce your mark but you may feel a little upset and that will show your body language. They don't mind. It is absolutely fine. But you should not show the symptom of weakness or defeat at this point in time. Sometimes since you are from Jabalpur, they may ask you about the Jabalpur blinding case. Do you know that case? Linging. Sorry sir. Jabalpur blinding. The lynching case. Not lynching. Jabalpur, there was a very famous case. Of the coyotes were blinded. The police have deprived of their eyes. If you don't know. Oh no sir. It is a very very famous case. From police brutality this has taught all over the world. Jabalpur blinding. Okay. Then probably in Madhya Pradesh only, the public assaulted the health workers. When the COVID pandemic 5 started, the first place to assault the health workers is in Madhya Pradesh. I think in Bhopala, I don't know. Indore. Sir, it was in Indore. Yeah, yeah. So this can be a question. H&B visa because you are an electronic communication engineer. H&B visa, how it is going to impact people who are seeking job. These questions. I am very happy that you know about Tario and Leo Tolstoy and Brahmad Nagar's influence. You know, Jainism all over the world is considered to be only peaceful religion. Even the atheists like Richard Dawkins, Ham Harris and these people keep on saying all religions are violent. All religions except probably Jainism. So they may ask why it is so important. Nice you have done very well. And Hari. Yeah. In fact, you might be appearing before the interview board with a mask on, but I feel you can be a bit more pleasant and smiling because your appearance gives out a tense feeling. And otherwise, you came out as a balanced person while asking questions about this you have international relations as one of political sense and national relations as you are optional. There will be questions from international relations and maybe this COVID preparedness or COVID actions of the US and other nations. And at the same time, the failure of these international organizations and similar questions. So be prepared on those grounds. Otherwise, you were not taken aback. You could respond to all the questions positively and all the very best. You'll do that. Yes. Thank you sir. All the best. Okay.