The inclusion of women in disaster planning must be strongly advocated. Doing so would not only aid in effective disaster risk governance but also strengthen the resilience of all the members of a community by addressing gender-specific needs.
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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Twitter tantrums: Free enterprise, unfree enterprises, public distrust
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Inserting communal angles in sensational murders: Grave threat to social peace
What is needed is to combat the ‘love jihad’ propaganda, which is being done with unimaginable intensity and is vitiating social peace. The need for national ‘help lines’ and support systems for such isolated girls in painful relationships is the need for the hour.
Act or perish: Youth in universities ' zero' down to stem climate change
Carbon-neutral university campuses would not only be inspiring to government and businesses but also a pressure point for climate negotiators who are endlessly compromising the text of the climate agreement resulting in diluting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Bangladesh needs no diplomatic lecturing on democracy or human rights
There have been numerous instances in Bangladesh when diplomats, especially from the UK, the US, and the European Union, have voiced their opinions openly about the fairness of elections, or the democratic functioning of the government, which in no way falls under the purview of conventional diplomacy.
Better time management for happiness and success
Thus to create better and well-balanced citizens we need to inculcate in our children the power of concentration and make them focus on the work at hand. They will then have all the time in the world to do great and wonderful things.
Bangladesh as a peace promoter: Opening doors of future possibilities for nation
Peacekeeping missions have created indirect financial benefits for the Bangladeshi economy, particularly in the agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors, creating new markets for Bangladeshi businessmen.
Once sought after by the world, Indian education is today lagging far behind
Digital Edtechs are now thriving by promising to do what appointed schoolteachers are supposed to do in exchange for their salaries. They come at a very high cost, affordable only to the relatively wealthy.
A day at the Bangladesh Visa Application Centre in Kolkata: A pleasant experience that needed to be told
We keep mentioning and talking about our unpleasant experiences often. They are also frequently important to bring focus on specific issues, but it is also equally important to speak about the good ones - ones that make you happy and amazed at the same time.
Amid global food crisis, Bangladesh is food sufficient
Among South Asian countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are facing major food security risks. But Bangladesh, fortunately, is not at risk though there is a danger of food inflation in Bangladesh.
Ambani and Adani: Growth promoters or disparity creators?
To alleviate poverty, wealth generation is absolutely necessary and, in a developing country like India, the task of wealth generation has to be accelerated as much as possible.
Should Indians have much expectations from Rishi Sunak and Kamala Harris?
It appears that some people in India think that Rishi Sunak being the Prime Minister of Britain and Kamala Harris being the Vice President of the USA would provide several benefits to India. This can never happen, as they are not Indian citizens anymore.
As the Congress prepares for 2024, can Kharge provide a steady hand in its revival?
Doing all this and more does not indicate that a Congress revival is assured but the election of Kharge as Congress president is the best bet on a journey that the party must undertake at this crucial time when Inda faces threats that it rarely has before.
The genesis of fear and how to overcome it
In Patanjali Yoga, it is clearly written that once you remove 'sanskars' or psychological knots then true liberation takes place. Thus total removal of fear is liberation.
Bangladesh stands vindicated after its election to UN Human Rights Council
The fact that Sheikh Hasina's government received the largest number of votes at the UN is evidence of the faith that world leaders have in it.
