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The last straw
A The Indian Express opinion column argues that governance and accountability failures have made tolerance unsafe, and that further delay will worsen consequences.
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 28 Jul 2026 · 1 min
What happened
Background and earlier position
The opinion framing assumes that public institutions should prevent or correct harmful outcomes once warning signs appear. In this framing, weak accountability means institutions do not convert tolerance into actionable protection, so tolerance becomes a governance failure rather than a neutral posture.
The UPSC angle
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Accountability and ethical restraint when harm continues
Use the governance-theme to build an UPSC-ready answer on how accountability should lead to timely, proportional corrective action by public institutions. Focus on responsibility, escalation, monitoring, and the ethics of restraint that prevents further harm.
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