Unless the national programme for TB is made strong, we may end up well short of the desired impact
For a Developed India, Its Young Need to Be Instilled with Civic Values First
The virtues like civic discipline or gender sensitivity in India are not at premium. Basic civic sense is conspicuous by its absence. It gets manifested as indiscriminate littering, spitting, traffic indiscipline, vulgar or derogatory comments against women etc. Such attitudes find manifestation in foreign destinations as well.
Indian Students, Techies Look Eastward as Ties with East/Southeast Asia Grow
Ties between India and East and Southeast Asia are bound to strengthen, given the growing synergies in strategic areas such as defence, critical technology and higher education. It is important for Indian students, professionals, and skilled workers to harness educational and work opportunities in that region that is open to receiving Indian students and techies. This is especially important given that countries in the Anglosphere, not just the US but also Canada and to an extent Australia, are adopting increasingly insular immigration policies and tightening student and work visa regulations.
Empty Classrooms, Crowded Reading Rooms and a Growing Educational Concern
Across Kashmir, the image of crowded reading rooms alongside empty classrooms should compel us to reflect on the direction our education system is taking. Reading rooms may help students prepare for examinations, but schools and colleges prepare them for life.
Reforming Higher Education in India: Institutions Should Have Freedom to Innovate While Remaining Accountable
The future of Indian higher education may depend not on greater central control, but on creating autonomous institutions operating within a strong framework of accountability.
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Need for bringing India's notorious bureaucracy to account
The BJP government has done better in preparing lists of those officers who are inefficient or corrupt
Gandhis and the TINA factor in India’s Congress party
Within the Congress also, the entire blame cannot be put at the door of the Gandhis
The world should sympathize with the plight of Tibetans too
Tibetans wonder why the world is largely indifferent to their plight at the hands of the Chinese government and has not responded the way it sympathizes with the plight of Ukrainians
50 years of Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ties: Stable ties amid changing global equations
Neutral alliances of smaller countries are again becoming important in the tug of war between the major superpowers in the region
Women in civil service: The price you have to pay
Women in civil service in India are still a small minority. Yet they have achieved so much and broken glass ceilings in their individual journeys
Corporate India needs a new crop of directors
If credibility is to come to corporate governance, the pool of directors must be widened to include people from a variety of fields
US-Bangladesh air exercise reflects a broader strategic understanding
The US has started to consider Bangladesh as an important security partner in the region
What lessons should India learn from Ukraine crisis?
India’s decision to abstain from voting against Russia in UNSC could turn the world opinion against New Delhi if there is a war with China and Pakistan
UP results will define national politics
For the first time in many decades, the Indian electorate is facing a political outfit which believes more in winning polls than governance
‘Mystics and Music: Southasia’s Legacy of Love’
Hosted by *Khushi Kabir*, social activist, feminist and environmentalist, Dhaka. Bangla tribute to Lata Mangeshkar by *Sohana Ahmed*
Sexual health education: Lessons from India's Dholpur
The importance of sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents cannot be stressed enough as this is a crucial but extremely confusing time for young people
India needs a robust foreign policy to deal with strategic challenges
There is an urgent need to conclude a South-East Asian Nations Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation to resist and counteract Chinese hegemony
ASEI to honor engineers, scientists and community leaders at 34th National Convention
American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) is hosting the awards event for its 34th Annual National Convention focusing on Sustainable Technology Innovations (STI-2022).
The Rahul Bajaj I knew - he always supported a good idea
Rahul Bhai was harsh on the outside but soft inside, with tremendous humanity
