Articles
September 15, 2021
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, and through the period of the development of vaccines, China has made numerous commitments to provide vaccine to developing countries across the globe. According to “China COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker”, as on […]
September 14, 2021
Introduction On 31 May 2021, the Chinese Communist Party explained its decision to allow families to have three children by citing the need to “keep China’s natural advantage in human resources.” Many scientists already fear de-population in the long term […]
September 11, 2021
Old is gold is a popular adage. But old giving way for new is a perennial reality. The traditional brick-and-mortar classroom-based education is now passé, at least among a large segment of the higher education sector, which have bet their […]
September 4, 2021
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which was the oldest ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), exited from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on 26 September 2020 over the three controversial farm laws. The SAD’s member in the Union […]
September 3, 2021
As the Americans left Afghanistan, the Taliban were seen in gunfire celebrations of their victory. Gun-toting Taliban fighters moving around in American vehicles and American uniforms, the future of Afghanistan is acutely chaotic. The nature, structure and scope of the […]
September 2, 2021
Most innovations are products of human labour, genius and sacrifice. Nothing characterises this than the Covid-19 vaccines produced successfully by the medical community, which surmounted immense challenges in terms of time constraints, and lack of knowledge about the new virus. […]
September 1, 2021
The regional economic performances would be taken a serious note on account of the COVID pandemic in India for a meaningful recovery. This is so subtly true not just the handling of general public health crisis erupted due to COVID […]
August 28, 2021
On the occasion of Martyr’s Day, West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee urged the opposition parties to unite against the Union Government, emphasising that the parties should “forget about self-interest and save the country, save the states and the […]
August 28, 2021
August 20, 2021 marked the centenary of the outbreak of what the British historians called the Moplah Rebellion. Today, one would hesitate to use that terminology, though we in independent India are not quite clear as to what is the […]
August 28, 2021
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”, – George Santayana. Two decades later, once again the Taliban are back to helm in Afghanistan, after having usurped power to transform the Republic of Afghanistan into an Islamic […]
August 24, 2021
US’ commitment to Southeast Asia is firm and is best demonstrated by two back to back visits. Earlier this month Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines, and now Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Singapore […]
August 19, 2021
The second Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) Ministerial Meeting was held on August 3, 2021 in virtual format and was co-chaired by Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The ASEAN Secretary-General was also in attendance. There […]
August 18, 2021
The most recent event among a series of incidents that occurred with regard to the cold war between Israel and Iran threatened to drag in major powers like the US and Britain into a potential conflict in West Asia. A […]
August 12, 2021
സഹകരണ ബാങ്കുകളും സംഘങ്ങളും ഗ്രാമീണ പണപെട്ടിയാണ്. കേരളത്തിന്റെ ‘വികസന രീതി’ക്കു കൃത്യമായ സംഭാവന നൽകിയിട്ടുള്ള മേഖല. ജനങ്ങളുമായി അടുത്തുനിൽക്കുന്ന സഹകരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങളുടെ പ്രാധാന്യം ആദ്യം തിരിച്ചറിയണം . 70 തരം സഹകരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങൾ പലവിധ സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രക്രിയകളിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്ന 70 തരം സഹകരണ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങൾ കേരളത്തിൽ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു. ഫെഡറൽ സൊസൈറ്റികൾ, ക്രെഡിറ്റ് സൊസൈറ്റികൾ, കൺസ്യൂമർ സൊസൈറ്റികൾ, മാർക്കറ്റിങ് […]
August 11, 2021
Not all changes are engineered. Some are unplanned and abrupt. The pandemic has triggered unexpected actions resulting in normalising events hitherto considered implausible. One such new normality is witnessed in the education sector, more specifically in the higher education sector, […]