Had Salim Durrani been a cricketer in current times he would have been one of the most admired cricket stars flooded with lucrative endorsement deals. He came at a time when cricket was cricket and not a straight path to insane fame and fortune.
From Farm Chickens to Cockroaches: Why South Asia’s Gen Z Is So Restive
Until the region’s economies produce jobs, and its ministers produce respect, at the pace they produce graduates, South Asia’s Gen Z will keep finding new, and increasingly desperate, ways to be heard
Bridging the Policy Gap: Why Northeast India Cannot Tap Bangladesh Pharma Market Across the Border?
The real question is simpler: do Indian states want to use a resource that is geographically closer, internationally certified, available already, or would they prefer to continue to suffer from a yearly deficit on the other side of the Corridor?
Green AI? The Global South Cannot Afford the Wrong Kind of Digital Growth
In the case of the Global South, this would mean designing AI according to the demands of that particular place and within the bounds of its available power. It would mean opting for small language models, frugality, and less energy-intensive infrastructure over costly mimicry of Silicon Valley.
Inside India's Modern Counter-Terrorism Strategy: The Zero-Tolerance Mandate
The government is also engaging doctors, psychologists, lawyers, civil society organisations, NGOs, religious leaders and community representatives to facilitate de-radicalisation and reintegration. Young people are encouraged to participate in constructive social activities that promote communal harmony and reduce the appeal of extremist ideologies.
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Misconceptions about trees: Power, pulp, fodder and fertilizer from subabul – a multipurpose tree
All three species provide good tree cover and much-needed green lung to cities like Delhi and it will be foolish to eradicate them.
South Asia activists urge governments to convene SAARC Summit
With ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ -- the world is one family -- as the motto for this year’s G20 Summit to be held in India, it is perhaps a good time to remind South Asian governments that they, too, are part of one region
How India can rightly become a 'Vishwaguru'
In the past, all great thoughts from India went abroad after they were practiced in India for quite some time. Thus, there is a need for our own population to be tolerant of different shades of opinion and use technology to light up the lives of the rural poor.
Protecting families from ruinous healthcare costs
With the very limited government money on offer and the need for protection being almost universal, the states would do well to use that money instead to offer an insurance plan that covers their entire population (the poor and the non-poor) for only a limited number of very expensive and very rare conditions.
Bangladesh has become a role model for other LDCs
Prime Minister Hasina has repeatedly said that infrastructure development has been happening at a massive rate in Bangladesh that will attract foreign investors.
Covid, Chinese lab 'leaks', and the risks of playing with nature
Traditional Indian wisdom teaches us that we are not separate from nature, that all forms of life are connected and inseparable from the rhythm of the planet – the air, the mountains, the forests, the seas and the sun. If this thinking is allowed to take root again, sustainability is already achieved.
Improved connectivity an imperative to realise intra-regional trade potential in the BBIN subregion: CUTS
CUTS report launch - "Multimodal Connectivity for Shared Prosperity - Towards Facilitating Trade in th BBIN Subregion"
IMF loans and the perils of post-truth politics in Bangladesh
An economic crisis should not become a matter of party polemics unless the problem lies in management. Bangladesh’s economic recession is largely attributed to the pandemic and the Ukraine war and has the least to do with economic management. As a result, it is a state matter, and requires a consensus among the political parties to deal with it effectively.
To overcome economic crisis, does Sri Lanka need a little less democracy?
If the postponement of local body polls means less democracy for some time, let it be so, and it is in the interest of Sri Lanka.
Despite high-profile anti-corruption drives, corruption is rampant across India
While campaigns for honesty in public and private life by various sources have been taking place for a long time in the country, this has not seen any reduction in the level of corruption in India. The repeated catching of corrupt persons by the vigilance department has also not yielded many benefits as they are only the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
How to reduce fear in children: Encourage reading; expand mental horizons
Thus reading, listening to great stories, discussing interesting issues in schools, will help children learn to focus and will help them to reduce their fears and make them better citizens.
The eco chamber syndrome: Controlling minds is not what democracy needs
Authoritarian party leaders and military or religious dictators do not wish to confront alternative ideas or opinions; so there is always an attempt to suppress the ‘other’ voices, both offline and online. These often lead them to put citizens into an eco-chamber where only praising of the power structure gets heard and echoed. Tolerance is the first victim of this, and the next is free speech, and then freedom in general.
Channelling religion in the cause of climate justice: When faith actors combined forces with climate activists
‘Can Interfaith Collaboration Contribute to Climate Justice?’ -- the discussion was the fifteenth in the Sapan series ‘Imagine! Neighbours in Peace’.
Need to inculcate reading habits in children in this age of audio-visual addiction
Love for book reading cannot take place overnight. All of us need to work together to make our children get into the habit of reading books. So on every occasion, we should gift books to children.
