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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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India hopes for relaxed US visa regime under Biden
One of the biggest policy issues which will set the tone for the US-India strategic relationship under the new Joe Biden administration is work visas for Indians
Life’s a Bivouac, A Conundrum
Times change, values change, but
Little Heavens
It’s the little ones that a big heaven make,
'Intolerant majoritarianism' and a less open India not aligned to vision of 'Global Britain': Chatham House
Presenting a vision for an influential ‘Global Britain’, a leading British think tank has clubbed India in the “difficult four” countries for the future strategic scenario for Britain. Calling India’s importance “inescapable”, the paper said developing the relationship will be a ‘complex task”
US-India strategic partnership likely to thrive under Biden - with some millstones
The US-India strategic partnership is likely to continue on the same upward trajectory, albeit with some millstones under Joe Biden's presidency which will assume office next week on January 20
Sri Lanka in discussion with India for two vaccines
Sri Lanka is in discussion with India for procurement of two Covid-19 vaccines. The issue was also raised during the recent visit by Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Sri Lanka
That Nebulous Search
When I hear my heart sing
Need independent institutions in India to strengthen democracy
India as a nation looks divided. We have serious problems relating to health, defence, and the economy of the nation. Unity is needed to meet all these challenges
Is education a commodity in India?
Youth are crucial for the success of any country. They are the catalysts for change
Food For Thought
The arrow that without feathers, flies
An Ode to the River Ganges
Along your banks, O Revered Mother
Lessons to be learned from 2020 COVID crisis
The year 2020 gone by has been one of the most horrible years in our living memory
A Strange New Year
To kill time or fill time
Recalling epic tank battles of 1965 war: When Pakistan Army began avoiding Indian Army tanks
The two intense tank battles of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, matching those in World War II, fought at Phillora (Punjab, Pakistan) by Hodson’s Horse (4 Horse) and Poona Horse (17 Horse), and at Asal Uttar (Punjab, India) fought by 3 Cavalry, 8 Cavalry, Deccan Horse (9 Horse) and Scinde Horse (14 Horse debilitated Pakistan’s armour and depressed it men’s morale
