Opinion

India’s ancient system of “Gurukul’ tradition was mainly focused on holistic development of a child through a rigorous process of teaching, learning and training in all vocations of life for the transformation of a skilled manpower at the exit.

In a closed door international seminar in a foreign country eight years back, some speakers opined China could use tactical nukes to force India submit vital territory. In the current scenario, it could even be tactical bio-bomb.

India needs to fast regain the confidence of many of its neighbours and regional allies if it is to secure its position in Eurasia and not simply become an extension for US foreign policy in the region.

To make sense of the events that played out from World War I to the Khilafat Movement (1919-24), it is vital to know the background of the main protagonists.

Unsubstantiated allegations that India has been regularly losing territory to China in Ladakh do grave injustice to the army and ITBP troops, and also deflect attention from current Chinese actions in Ladakh.

The fact that Chinese bullying is compared to the actions of the government of India in Kashmir should worry the security establishment.

Much like their statues, famous people in history have feet of clay: Gandhi, Aristotle, Wagner, the list is long. So acts of vandalism and intolerance should not be allowed to take the shine off legitimate movements like 'Black Lives Matter'.

A robust and reliable telecommunication network forms the foundation of the digital economy.

The addition of new works like these has made MGNREGA more useful and also helped silence the critics who had objected to the scheme on the ground of “no asset creation”.

It is reported in international media widely that some people were thrown out of their shelter homes after one member of their community was found infected with Covid-19.

The first announcement, ‘negative list for import’ is critical to ensure that the pre-coronavirus enthusiasm, generated with so much effort, does not die down.

Migrant workers are considered as the backbone of the industrial sector but nobody has sincerely bothered about them when they are in urgent need of care amid Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.

The world may never revert to the kind of blocs that characterised the Cold War.

There was a time for non-alignment. New Delhi has been there and done that. Today’s India and its aspirations demand much more from its leadership.

Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, who along with his mentor and an American colleague disproved in 1959 what had been an unsolved 177-year old mathematical conjecture, passes away at 103.

The Chinese government as late as December 31 last year categorically stated there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission whereas by December 27 last year, Wuhan already had hundreds of coronavirus cases.