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The big picture is that after audaciously claiming the mantle of leadership of the Global South as recently as in September, in a span of over two months, India is gliding over to the American camp as the US’ indispensable ally, even aspiring to be a “global defence hub” with Pentagon’s help.
Its centralised focus on state examinations even in grades 3, 5 and 8 in addition to the board examinations in grades 10 and 12 runs contrary to the RTE. Also: extract from: ‘Reads Like an Impressive Wish List But Barters Right to Education’.
Can a country ranked 101 out of 116 on the World Hunger Index talk about a surplus it can use to make biofuels?
Soldiers promoting government schemes is unambiguously political activity. Government would do well to cease using the Army for political purposes, and the military top brass would do well to stand firm to maintain the apolitical nature of the soldier and the Service.
Professor Satish Deshpande argues that the survey is a significant step towards understanding the social and economic realities of the state.
The monthly income of 34.13% of all families in the state is a measly Rs 6,000, while 29.61% families survive on income between Rs 6,000 and Rs 10,000/month.
In an open letter to the President of India, the CCG says that after reports found serious flaws in government’s schemes were made public, the CAG transferred the officers responsible for authoring them “giving rise to the suspicion that they had been punished for being honest and upright”.
The authors delve into the economic theories surrounding caste discrimination and the resulting inter-caste disparities in employment, unemployment, wages and occupation.
It will wipe out internal debate and reformist tendencies within the tradition.
Vivekananda’s speech on 9/11,1893 at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago holds immense value to India of 2023, which is torn apart by sectarianism and bigotry.
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