Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retd) - who turned 100 on Friday (December 11) - is a celebrated Indian military veteran with a unique service profile
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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Students in India to take carbon-neutrality pledge to commemorate Paris Agreement
On the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Dec 12, students from leading Indian educational institutes will take a pledge to go carbon neutral at a virtual event
Humility Is Indeed Divine
The goblet bows and also bends
When The Curtain Falls
How long before you’re a dot on a page
The Will to Succeed
Let the will to succeed take you to heights anew,
All You Own are Your Words
All you own are your words, Ashok
The Magic of Music
Rock ‘n Roll or Twist away
The unhealthy ordinance of 'Love Jihad'
The 'Love Jihad Ordinance' is antithetical in letter and spirit to an empowered, integrated nation constituted in 1947
O, Mother
I cried like a child
Alone, But Connected
Not superior nor inferior
Renunciation
Is that the answer to life’s puzzle
The Ballad of the Sea
The voice I heard came from the seas
Till the end of Time
Till the stars in the sky
Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
Primordial are all impulses
India’s controversial farm bills: Will it benefit farmers or destroy agriculture?
The farmers' agitation in India against three controversial farming reforms has put the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the dock as it appears to be groping in the dark to find an amicable solution to defuse the crisis that could potentially have far-reaching implications as the country’s economy that is largely dependent on agriculture
