OPINION
The importance of rights of the nation
We got Independence after a long struggle on August 15, 1947. On this day, a new Independent state came into existence. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India was implemented, which begins with the Preamble'. The Preamble indicates the mission and vision of the Constitution. The Preamble begins with "We the People of India" followed by "Sovereignty, Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity". All of these goals are the collective responsibility of every citizen of this nation. Here sovereignty and fraternity is related to the rights of the nation and rest with the rights of the citizens.
Spy's Eye: India's security and foreign policies pay rich dividends
PM Modi who had the distinction of being the only world leader favoured by both Ukrainian President Zelensky and President Putin as a mediator, spoke to both early on to share India's stand with them. The US-led West is pumping in arms and other war equipment into Ukraine to help the Ukrainian army - by proxy - to resist the Russian military action but in the process this has become an unending conflict in which Russia is choosing its targets without having to unleash an all-out war.
After I2U2 summit, could Blue Economy fuel Asia's rise?
The blue economy could address some major regional issues of concern, including transformation to a knowledge-based economy, climate change, food security, and economic cooperation to expand regional and global connectivity. Amid an uptick in minilateral partnerships like the I2U2 - involving India, Israel, the United States, and the UAE - a blue economy agenda could be a game changer.
When careers are sacrificed for advertisement billboards and statistics
The government at that time used its resources and planning to revive the functionality of education best suited for India those days. The year 1968 showcased the First Education Policy while the second came in 1986. Both were launched with a focus on 'Radical Restructuring' and 'Removal of Disparities' and to 'Equalise Education Opportunity'. The Central government introduced programmes like 'Adult Schools' and reforms like 'Night Schools' were introduced by various state governments.
Trolls must watch films before letting conclusions jump on them
There used to be an adage, 'Don't let conclusions jump on you', and nowhere has it been more appropriate than in the troll army's response to 'Laal Singh Chaddha'. People have gone ahead and delivered their own judgments on the film weeks before its release, causing the voices of sanity, such as the IANS columnist Vinod Mirani, and then model and actor Milind Soman, who has urged the trolls in an interview with IANS to first watch the film and then jump on to conclusions, to speak up.
India - A vibrant democracy and pluralistic society
Towards the last quarter of the last millennium, India came under the influence of East India Company for almost a century during the 18th and 19th centuries. Thereafter, the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857 compelled the British to place India directly under the British Crown for another ninety years. For almost two centuries, therefore, India was anchored to Great Britain serving the interests of only the British Empire.
India's march towards 'Aatmanirbharta'
While a rough translation of the word is no doubt 'self-reliant', it is nevertheless not the kind of self-reliance that India arguably believed and practiced in the early years of its Independence up until the seventies and eighties. It is easy to state what it is not. It is certainly not autarchy; it is certainly not inward-looking; and it is most certainly not stopping imports and making every product at home.
Second Split': Why Nitish, BJP not on same page anymore?
However, this is not the first time Nitish Kumar chose to board the RJD boat by dumping the NDA ship. In a dramatic turn of events in 2015, he had decided to walk along with Lalu Prasad's RJD. But the JD-U veteran, in a surprise move in 2017, walked out the of alliance with RJD, and again forged a partnership with the NDA. The developments of Tuesday have made many question Nitish Kumar's intent, as to whether he had pre-planned this move after taking oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time in November 2020.
Spy's Eye: Civil services have to improve for better governance
Selection on the strength of a merit-based examination that is open to all - irrespective of class, creed or region - is still a huge commendation for the Civil Services and it can also be said that the pride and confidence of their young officers in the initial few years of service is still holding, by and large.
Why Tejas fighter aircraft are in demand?
Last year, the Indian government had awarded a Rs 48,000 crore contract to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for manufacturing 83 Tejas jets to be delivered by 2023. The indigenous Tejas fighter jet was in the news recently after becoming Malaysia's first choice. This Indian aircraft competed with the developed aircraft of China, Russia and South Korea, and due to its features, it overshadowed all the aircraft.
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