Rob the poor to feed the rich
The Reconstituted Nalanda: Can it Leverage its Civilizational Memory to Become an Alternative Academic Hub for the Global South?
Nalanda serves as a counterweight to the historic monopoly of Western universities over social, political, and ecological theory. It invites Asian and African scholars to address regional dilemmas such as resource sovereignty, post-colonial statehood, and sustainable modernization using indigenous analytical categories.
'Girls going to schools would be the real revolution in Afghanistan'
The daughters and granddaughters of these warlords, like those of several key Taliban commanders, live and study abroad. Sabori’s school in Archi is half-closed, owing to the ban on education for girls over 12 years of age. Several underground schools have sprung up where even some Taliban foot-soldiers send their daughters.
Where Happiness is a Measure of Governance: What Bhutan’s Democratic Consolidation Can Teach Global South Nations
As democracies around the world confront public dissatisfaction, Bhutan reminds us that the health of a democracy cannot be measured only through the ballot box. It must also be evaluated through the well-being, dignity, security, and trust experienced by citizens.
India's Education Deficit: Real Reforms Lie in Making Coaching Redundant
India's digital infrastructure can certainly deliver free coaching to millions. But an even greater achievement would be to build an education and employment system in which families no longer feel compelled to buy coaching in the first place. Making bottled water cheaper is useful. Making the water from taps trustworthy is the real solution.
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26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and his aides being handed down a collective imprisonment of over 10 years in terror-financing cases is being viewed as yet another farcical exercise conducted by Pakistan to fool the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) which has retained the deep state on its grey list since 2018
Time, The Master of all things
Prairies, Steppes, Savannahs all
Leave the Skin Aside, Look Inside
Black as coal is a nice expression
A Walk Down The Lane Called Life
When months and years don’t count anymore
Sustainable living can help us cope with future pandemics
Almost a year has gone since COVID-19 came into our life. It has created havoc in our personal, social, and economic spheres and it will take quite some time for us to recover from its effects
12th European Union-India Counter Terrorism Dialogue
The 12th Counter Terrorism Dialogue between the European Union (EU) and India was held virtually on 19th November 2020
The World in moral regress
Que Sera Sera, whatever will be
Arnab Goswami: Investigative journalism vis-a-vis state vengeance
The essential requirement of democracy anywhere in the world is that it should be the government ‘of the people, by the people and for the people
Dreams Are What I Mostly Sell
Dreams are what I mostly sell
Nehru was a prisoner of his time
November 14 is the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister and one of the main architects of Independent India
Arnab Goswami – sinning or sinned against?
In his Republic TV, Arnab Goswami has been strongly pointing out several, what he thinks as, irregularities or doubtful intentions by the Government of Maharashtra on a number of issues in recent times
India-China relationship post-Ladakh standoff: The way forward
India should follow a policy of three Cs as a mantra with its relations China – compete, cooperate and confront, said former Indian Army chief General Shankar Roychoudhury
Theoretical precepts of an army’s will to fight: Implications for the Indian armed forces
Assessing morale and will to fight (adversary and own) is crucial to the science and art of war (Warcraft)
