New Delhi, July 8 -- Indicating that economic decisions or policies which define logic can be attributed to the "deep state", author and economist Surjit Bhalla has said that it comprises "senior babus" who make decisions but are never held accountable.

In an interview with ANI, Bhalla, a former part-time member of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, contended that unlike politicians, who are accountable to the electorate, or industrialists, who are answerable to the market, senior civil servants remain largely immune to the consequences of their policy decisions.

Bhalla defined this "deep state" not as a conspiracy, but as a reality where decision-makers operate without fear of repercussion. "A politician makes a decision; he's...