Eight months ago, the daily Covid 19 infections began a declining trend in India to the extent that by January, India’s leadership itself, going by its own policy actions, believed that a devastating second wave was unlikely
Where Happiness is a Measure of Governance: What Bhutan’s Democratic Consolidation Can Teach Global South Nations
As democracies around the world confront public dissatisfaction, Bhutan reminds us that the health of a democracy cannot be measured only through the ballot box. It must also be evaluated through the well-being, dignity, security, and trust experienced by citizens.
India's Education Deficit: Real Reforms Lie in Making Coaching Redundant
India's digital infrastructure can certainly deliver free coaching to millions. But an even greater achievement would be to build an education and employment system in which families no longer feel compelled to buy coaching in the first place. Making bottled water cheaper is useful. Making the water from taps trustworthy is the real solution.
India’s Education Report Card: Student Retention, not Enrolment is Key to Success
The message is clear. India needs not merely more children entering classrooms, but more children staying, completing and learning. Achieving the ambitions of NEP 2020 and SDG 4 will require sustained public investment, stronger secondary-school retention, better support for vulnerable learners and a sharper focus on completion.
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.
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He would have become the prime minister of India had he not changed parties too often, writes Anil K. Rajvanshi for South Asia Monitor
NFIA discusses consular issues virtually with Indian Consulate in Chicago
National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA), FIA Chicago, GOPIO and India community organizations in the Chicago region, came together and organized a virtual interactive meeting on Thursday, April 15th, 2021with Amit Kumar, India’s Consul General of India in Chicago, providing a forum for the Indian American community leaders to clarify several issues, mostly pertaining to consular services that are of importance to the community
Address by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate 2021
I would like to thank President Biden for taking this initiative. Humanity is battling a global pandemic right now
Interactive session with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the 6th National Leadership Conclave of All India Management Association, AIMA (19 April 2021)
Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal, Chairman, Hero Enterprise:Thank you Sanju. Minister, thank you for making the time
Positivity
Unnerving, the wait
After Western pullout, send UN peacekeepers to Afghanistan
India is already battling Islamic extremists in Kashmir and the terrorists from the soil of Afghanistan and Pakistan would certainly increase the intensity of their attacks. It remains to be seen as to how India tackles this serious situation, writes N.S.Venkataraman for South Asia Monitor
So, Lift The Cup Of Merriment
In the Tavern one noisy night
Invincible Man, The Amalgam of Fragile parts
Let’s talk today
Purpose of life is helping others
Our real purpose in life is to first make our minds powerful and strong and then to give back the knowledge gained to others, writes Anil K. Rajvanshi for South Asia Monitor
Let’s Befriend Simplicity
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
I Just Heard, Rasik Balama
by Smt. Lata Mangeshkar - Angelic, and
The Orb in the Golden Robe
With a veil of deep sorrow do I now my heart adorn
Ramadan can be a life-changing period for Muslims
My faith firmly believes in equality, dignity, compassion, respect, tolerance, justice and peace for other faiths, writes Frank F Islam for South Asia Monitor
Address by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inaugural session of Raisina Dialogue 2021 in New Delhi, April 13, 2021
This edition of Raisina dialogue takes place at a watershed moment in human history. A global pandemic has been ravaging the world for over a year
