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Happy 250th to the United States

India, July 3 -- Happy 250th, America! Thank you for existing as a beacon of hope that stands tall against hopelessness. Never have your contradictions been so obvious, and as life-affirming, as today... Read More


A wash-out on urban flood prevention

India, July 3 -- The monsoon arrived late this year, moved across India at a glacial pace, and is expected to be underwhelming in terms of rain (according to the weather office). Mumbai's flooding wit... Read More


A wash-out on urban flood prevention

India, July 2 -- The monsoon arrived late this year, moved across India at a glacial pace, and is expected to be underwhelming in terms of rain (according to the weather office). Mumbai's flooding wit... Read More


Making in India, with low wages

India, July 1 -- Why can't India solve its manufacturing conundrum? It is a policy challenge which continues to test our economic policy. What makes the problem even more confusing is that India tends... Read More


Language policy needs careful implementation

India, June 30 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announcement a one-time relaxation for students currently in classes 9, 8, and 7 from the three-language policy - which was rolled out... Read More


Negotiating AI paradigms

India, June 30 -- Over the last week, a Chinese laboratory, Z.ai, has shown it can build Artificial Intelligence systems capable of matching the American frontier models that can write working softwar... Read More


Keep politics out of children's plates

India, June 29 -- Among the few policy initiatives birthed and scaled by India, the mid-day meal scheme must rank towards the top. Pioneered in Tamil Nadu and then implemented nationwide, the scheme t... Read More


Teacher shortages in IITs: How institutions crumble

India, June 29 -- One of the most heartbreaking things for a teacher is the absence of a classroom to teach in. There are countless stories of educationists - from Savitribai Phule to S Radhakrishnan ... Read More


Bengal's new laws need more transparency

India, June 29 -- The decision of the BJP government in West Bengal to introduce two stringent bills - which dramatically expand the definition of "anti-social activity," allow preventive detention fo... Read More


A key maritime partnership

India, June 29 -- Defence and security ties between India and Seychelles got further strengthened during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago. India's delivery of a pat... Read More