Transformation that has targeted India’s youth
Like many youngsters of the time and armed with a degree from a prestigious institution, I always had a penchant to serve society and the larger cause of national development.
Like many youngsters of the time and armed with a degree from a prestigious institution, I always had a penchant to serve society and the larger cause of national development.
The international situation has become more difficult in recent times due to the Ukraine and the Middle-East conflicts, as well as more recent escalations at both places.
The latest assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, while alarming, highlights the growing risks presidential candidates face in an increasingly polarised political climate.
Sixty-five years ago, when the first democratically elected Communist government of the world was unilaterally dismissed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru there were cries of ‘murder of democracy’ and ‘violation of democracy’ in political and media circles across India.
The recent death of a 24-year-old student in Kerala due to the Nipah virus is a stark reminder of the persistent threat posed by zoonotic diseases.
The decision to postpone a return of girls in high schools appears to be a concession to the rural and predominantly tribal segment of the hardline Taliban movement, that in many parts of Afghanistan are reluctant to send their daughters to school.
Apart from a few arrests, the “benching” of the local police station’s officer-in-charge and the “shunting” of Rampurhat’s Sub-Divisional Police Officer, no other action appears to have been taken even four days after the macabre tragedy. There has been much too much of tirades and verbal demarches; a spirited response from the Chief Minister; and far too little of substantive action on the ground.
So much for Joe Biden's earlier promise to make the Saudi regime 'the pariah that they are'. Instead of sanctioning MBS, reports of the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, flying down to Riyadh to nudge the Saudis to pump more oil (to put pressure on the Russians) and declining to comment on the latest incident of human rights violation, speaks volumes of amorality and realpolitik at play
Thirty years ago, he spoiled what could have been his finest hour as captain in his World Cup victory speech by announcing that all proceeds would be directed towards his pet cancer hospital project, without consulting his teammates — most of whom were not amused.
The Gujarat Files and The Kashmir Files are setting a trend, so we should expect to see something made on the Punjab Files and/or The Delhi Files. In as communally charged a country as India, is it right to show these files? These files are the big ones. There have been many smaller files like Muzzafarnagar or the recent riots in Delhi. It is important to show the truth as it happened.
