Category Archives: governance

FDI in Retail: Who Gets Benefited?

Posted on December 18, 2011 by indra

Government had to suspend the policy reform of permitting FDI in multi-brand retail, even though it was with a number of conditions safeguarding the local players. Almost all the opposition political parties opposed it because it might take away the … Continue reading →

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Salman Khan- the Educator, not the Indian Hero

Posted on December 14, 2011 by indra

In 2005 US visit, I came to know about Salman and wrote a blog on his work. Through Anand’s Face book entry, I came to know of MIT honouring Salman’s enterprise. Salman A. Khan delivered the keynote address at MIT’s … Continue reading →

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Rural Education Curricula Need Overhaul

Posted on December 12, 2011 by indra

During our school days of 1950s, most of the students in rural India used to be scared of two subjects- English and mathematics. While one of my uncles, who ranked very low in his class, was very good in conversational … Continue reading →

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Worrying News and the Country’s Leadership

Posted on November 25, 2011 by indra

Worrying signals are coming from Tahrir Squares and Wall Sreets. Are the parliamentarians of the world hearing? Can the democracy accommodate such rebellions or protests? India has witnessed its manifestation in slaps and people’s protests. Some recent news reports in … Continue reading →

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Kautilya alias Chanakya: Getting Raw Deal

Posted on November 21, 2011 by indra

I was going through Times of India on November 19. I came across a news report that highlights the pathetic condition of working of the institutes of the country under the present governing system. “A 450-year-old manuscript, the earliest available … Continue reading →

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How could IITs produce a Steve Jobs or a second CP Raman?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by indra

Since NR Narayana Murthy and Jairam Ramesh raised the issue of the falling quality of the graduates coming out of IITs, there had been many columnists who have referred to their comments. But the deterioration is almost widespread in every … Continue reading →

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Job Openings in Plenty, But No Takers

Posted on October 20, 2011 by indra

Many a times I doubt if the government really wishes to create jobs. Is it sincere about its skill training programme? Should it follow the text book solution for every problem facing the nation? Can’t the unemployed youth be trained … Continue reading →

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India and US: Business of Education

Posted on October 18, 2011 by indra

More than a hundred thousand students took admission in US universities last year. It was certainly not only because they all didn’t get admission in good colleges in India. Few might have got a good scholarship too. But the majority … Continue reading →

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Labour or Mob Law: Scaring Situations

Posted on October 15, 2011 by indra

It’s not only the corruption but some other recent developments are equally scary. The government is so busy in managing the corruption in apex court and outside with all its resources that the governance is at stand still. Many important … Continue reading →

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