There are two key dimensions of independence: a Institutional and political independence. In Sri Lanka, the President has sole discretion in appointing ministers, removing portfolios, dissolving Parliament and appointing special commissions against officers including MPs. Ganguly, Sumit. In fact I even went to the extent of lobbying some ministries to modernize their second language training programmes by accessing this local expertise at negligible cost to themselves and the country. Finding committed people with skill and passion combined to man the institutions is therefore all important.
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