It is high time that the Government of India creates a comprehensive policy along with a suitable compensation mechanism for acquiring land for industrial and infrastructure projects
The Cockroach's Evolution: Acquiring a Life Beyond the Insult
The CJP’s journey, however, is no longer confined to the politics of examination failures and youth precarity. Its School Thik Karo campaign has extended the movement’s work towards accountability for basic public-school infrastructure, while its latest mobilisation has turned to electoral accountability.
‘Himalayasia’: Can a Mountain Range Give South Asia the Identity It Never Had?
Whether or not “Himalayasia” ever catches on as a name, the underlying question it poses is a serious one for a region that houses a quarter of the world’s population, spends tens of billions of dollars a year arming itself against its own neighbors, and still trades more easily with the far side of the globe than across its own borders
South Asia Needs Cross-Border Internships, Not Only Degrees Abroad
South Asia often discusses youth mobility after a student has already decided to leave the region. A stronger regional system would give students another option before that point: international experience that is close enough to be practical, but different enough to change what they learn.
School Absenteeism and Growing Coaching Culture: Are we Compromising the Future of an Entire Generation?
If dummy admissions, prolonged school absenteeism, and an unregulated coaching culture continue unchecked, we may end up producing students who have spent enormous amounts of time and money on education without actually receiving the education they need.
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New Education Policy in India: Frequent policy revision creating uncertainty, fundamental issues unaddressed
Instead of designing and announcing a new education policy every now and then, it would have been appropriate to bring some modifications to the existing system to the extent needed and from time to time, without tampering with the entire system
Divisive communalism, patriarchy and honouring culprits of mass rape and murder
The Supreme Court must respond to the PILs and put these Gujarat convicts back to where they belong -- the prison
A historic college walks the talk, pledges to be carbon-neutral
The movement of Net Zero signals the end of empty talks and hollow street protests and triggers real action by transforming the college and university campus into a laboratory for Net Zero.
The changing contours of India's neighborhood policy
The best part of the ongoing neighborhood policy is its flexibility and pragmatism
China's miscalculations can prove costly for Beijing
As the world is realizing, China’s words and actions are deeply destabilizing. There is bound to emerge a scenario where protests by people in different countries and territories that are sought to be occupied by China will become too hot for Beijing to handle
Can one imagine India as an inclusive, democratic haven of freedom Tagore dreamed of?
Sectarianism should not lead to conflicts regarding mutual superiority/inferiority and the beliefs and practices of a sect should not affect the public lives or right to life, food and livelihoods of others
What does Independence Day mean to us?
Thus on this Independence Day let us all Indians pledge to get independence from noise pollution;poverty; general environmental degradation and from hatred based on caste, creed, and religion
The India of Our Dream
Hearts and Minds all alight
Ruminations about reading: Do publishers and society have a role to play?
The written word is history, it is also the present and the future, as also a record of a nation's culture and civilization
The climate crisis is challenging governance
In today’s climate-crisis situation, tough calls will have to be made for the cause of the environment. This will, unfortunately, become a regular part of our lives
When sunrise and sunset both appear dark
Is the Universe designed to end one day
Politics of polarization and attacks on syncretic traditions
The attack on syncretism from multiple directions and the communal distraction in the face of the worsening plight of people should worry us all
US waiver to India bodes well for future of its strategic partnership
The waiver granted to India could be considered as a significant step towards strengthening the US military partnership with India
Increasing gains seen through greater Bangladesh-Northeast India connectivity
Bangladesh's Assistant High Commissioner in Guwahati. Shah Mohammad Tanveer Mansoor, feels there is a good demand for Bangladeshi products in northeast India
