In the ongoing West Bengal state election some significant developments are taking shape, which may have far-reaching implications in the political scenario not only in West Bengal but all over India
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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Let your words a melody carry
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I am delighted to address you all at the conclusion of my talks today with my Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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