While celebrating International Women's Day, it is worth pondering over India's historic contribution in pioneering women's empowerment that has its beginnings in the early 19th Century
Indian Cricket's Search for a Selector: Despite the Game's Glamour, Few Takers for the Thankless Job
For all the glamour surrounding Indian cricket, the selector remains one of its least celebrated figures. He must look beyond the next headline, the next controversy, and even the next defeat. His finest decisions may never make the headlines. His mistakes certainly will.
Rethinking Climate Security in South Asia - Through AI
South Asia’s climate risks are shared across countries. Rivers such as the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus do not respect national boundaries, and torrential rains in one country can lead to floods in another. Satellite data, flood forecasts and flood warnings could, therefore, be shared to enhance disaster preparedness across the region.
Transnational Education: Making International Skills Development Inclusive
The British Council's South Asia dialogue on TNE brought together policymakers, quality-assurance agencies, experts and higher education leaders from five South Asian countries and the United Kingdom. The discussions covered TNE policy, quality assurance, partnership management and mutual recognition of qualifications.
Better Opportunities for Youth can Transform Balochistan’s Future
The CMSPP can help Balochistan address one of the most pressing challenges it encounters today – youth unrest and militancy. The radical Islamic groups and terrorist organizations often utilize the discontent of the youth of Balochistan to further their own agendas.
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Pakistan’s darkening shades of grey
In its Plenary held on February 22, 24, 25, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided to retain Pakistan in its listing of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – the ‘grey list’ – along with 18 other countries
The Candle of Hope Must Never Die
Live in the present with no thoughts of the morrow
Doubt, Life’s Eternal Song
Reveal Yourself, O Lord, to me
Women’s empowerment: Synergise them to energize India as a nation
Indian civilization, undeniably, is one of the oldest civilizations in the world
There Is No Fighter Like A Hungry Fighter
There is no fighter like a hungry fighter
Oh! My Valley, Was A Deep Green
I see the Valley, a Deep Green
The Song of Life
The song of Life, is not a sad song
Are our bureaucrats lacking in the human touch?
The constitutional institutions and bodies in India are being destroyed one by one. This process is far more dangerous and insidious than at the time of former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s emergency
India balancing ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran
India is navigating the shifting sands of Gulf politics with caution
The Weight of the World On My Shoulders
No, the weight of the world is not on my shoulders
A Strange Dilemma
Cruelty thy name is Man
Financial education is a neglected domain in India
Financial literacy, we all know, plays an important role in an individual’s life by boosting self-esteem, affording better choices, and also training them about the economy by way of making higher savings and investments
India’s #MeToo movement: A courageous battle and victory for women
The acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case lodged by former Union minister M J Akbar in relation to the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him during the #MeToo movement of 2018 has protected and preserved the space for women who have found their voice in recent times to speak out about their experience of sexual harassment in the workplace
Farmer protests in India: UP might be the deciding ground
Questions are numerous. There is a galore of doubts as well as apprehensions about the little over three months old farmers’ protests against the three farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government in September last year with experts and seasoned observers expressing contrarian view on the movement
