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In a unique move which is expected to give a fillip to research-oriented higher studies in Engineering Education in India, several industry leaders on Saturday, May 31, 2008, pledged to explore ways of developing healthy and mutually beneficial partnerships with engineering institutions across the country.
All insurgencies are political movements supported by the local population and can only be resolved through political means. The military establishment can only ensure that the rebel movement is sufficiently neutralised and violent action curtailed.
The coming decade requires an urgent effort toward the establishment of mechanisms that ensures an egalitarian re-distribution of the tech-revolution
To reduce inequality of income, the government should increase taxes rather than reduce taxes.
Active work must be done to ensure that those without digital access are not left behind
Perhaps, the most integral step towards inclusivity in the fourth industrial revolution is trust.
As part of the Digital India movement, we see several initiatives in e-governance that are bound to transform India into a digitally empowered society
Though infiltration from Pakistan is of great concern, those from Bangladesh in the form of illegal migrants pose a more serious threat to the nation, according to Lt-Gen (Retd) Anand Verma, former Director-General of Military Operations.
India is experiencing the fastest increase in prices among the big emerging market countries. The Reserve Bank raised interest rates 10 times since March 2010 to control inflation, and its adverse impact on the demand for goods and services, investment and corporate profits is already visible.
The growing inflationary pressure will jeopardise the recovery of our flailing economy.
The UPA government's economic policy is insensitive to the woes of the common man whose share of heady GDP growth is only high prices and misery. The fires of rage now sweeping India was only to be expected.
Upward trends in crude oil prices and inflation have made a further increase in taxes on petroleum prices unlikely.
Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties
The moon and Mars initially will be mined for generating fuel and water, but permanent mines to extract helium-3 and other materials cannot be ruled out in the future. The costs are high and technology is still in the nascent stage, but these problems do not appear giant in the face of environmental degradation on Earth.
To meet the SDG target of universal access to electricity and regain the lost momentum, off-grid solutions must be embraced in the short term
India will require both quantitative and qualitative augmentation of its nuclear capabilities if it hopes to deter Chinese military activities in its
Why have the informal workers not been able to form a pressure group, or demand for better rights to housing or living in Mumbai?
As Kashmiris stare at an uncertain future, mohalla schools have kept the lamp of education burning for the Valley’s children.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution, as dis-/misinformation and manipulation are versatile weapons and they adapt to the target, and there is no de
The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is one of several infrastructure megaprojects underway in India, intended to boost industrial modernisation and generate manufacturing employment for India’s young, largely unskilled workforce. Field research in DMIC investment sites in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh shows that its implementation is highly uneven across States and regions. The research, along with the literature, suggests that regional ind
The conundrum is that higher growth needs higher public spends of around 6-8 per cent of GDP on infrastructure, health and education.
This brief analyses the regulatory, security and ethical challenges facing states and the international community regarding emerging technologies in biotechnology, focusing on the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system and artificial gene synthesis. It highlights the inadequacy of current mechanisms such as export control regimes to regulate these emerging technologies because of a fundamental shift in the nature of challenges posed and an altered globa
Defence innovation, driven by the government — primarily though funding and hand holding — but executed by the private industry will bring togethe
Amidst the celebrations following the INS Arihant’s first patrolling mission, it is ironical that the Indian navy’s tactical war fighting fleet of
If — as the PMO press release says — that INS Arihant completed its first deterrence patrol, it is a welcome development.
A Brahmaputra-class guided missile warship, the Betwa was in the process of undocking when the unfortunate incident occurred, killing two sailors and injuring another fifteen.
India is modernising its submarine fleet but the endeavour is challenging
भारत अपने पनडुब्बी बेड़े का आधुनिकीकरण कर रहा है, इस प्रय�
The aircraft carrier is key to India’s maritime diplomacy and power projection in the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka has remained a fractured country for the major portion of its existence due to the ethnic divide between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils. Today, it is again at the crossroads as it awaits the results of the snap general elections, due on April 2, 2004, following the dissolution of Parliament on February 7, 2004 in the wake of seemingly irreconcilable differences between President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Prime Minister R
That there is massive change in the mindset of Pakistanis towards India is an impression that this writer got during a visit to Pakistan last August. This impression has got further strengthened during a recently concluded visit. The desire for peace with India is no longer limited to the usual suspects; rather it is to be found even in the quintessential establishment types who have traditionally thrived on India-baiting.
For an Indian journalist, meeting the jihadis in Pakistan always makes for a great story back home. But despite the omnipresence of the jihad factory in Pakistan, it has never been easy to get hold of important jihadi leaders. Post-9/11, and especially after the ban imposed on some jihadi organisations, setting up meetings with jihadis has become even more difficult. With Pakistan's famed ¿agencies¿ quite chary of the jihadis talking to journal
That there is massive change in the mindset of Pakistanis towards India is an impression that this writer got during a visit to Pakistan last August. This impression has got further strengthened during a recently concluded visit. The desire for peace with India is no longer limited to the usual suspects; rather it is to be found even in the quintessential establishment types who have traditionally thrived on India-baiting.
Amanullah Khan, chairman of the JKLF, is most unhappy with the peace process between India and Pakistan. For a man who knows what it means to be first used by a state and then unceremoniously disposed off after the state has achieved its purpose, Khan realizes that the peace process, if successful, is probably the end of the road for people like him. There was a time in the late 1980's and very early 1990's when Amanullah Khan was a really happen
Insider threats targeting nuclear plants have always been a concern. A stressful pandemic exacerbates those existing risks.
Developing volatility in the aftermath of presidential elections in Gabon.
The Solih camp has maintained stoic silence as always.
With U.S. domestic politics calling President Biden home early, the Quad capitalized on their visits to Hiroshima for the G-7 to meet on May 20.
To assert itself at a global scale, India must employ development cooperation objectives and utilise multilateral and plurilateral forums through a st
