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NEW EDUCATION POLICY: INDIA’S GREAT LEAP BACKWARD

NO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROPOSED FOR DISADVANTAGED SECTIONS
Prabhat Patnaik - 2020-08-07 12:26
In a document like the New Education Policy, one must distinguish platitudes from new provisions, including within the latter even the dropping of old platitudes. Thus phrases like “education is a public good”, “6 per cent of GDP should be earmarked for education” are just platitudes, unless some concrete suggestions are advanced to realise to them.

NARENDRA MODI MAKES A CLEAR BREAK WITH INDIAN SECULAR ETHOS AT AYODHYA

MAJORITARIANISM WILL BE THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE RULING REGIME IN COMING YEARS
S. Sethuraman - 2020-08-07 11:48
In laying the foundation for the Ram Temple in the Lord's birth-place, Ayodhya, on August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has brought the State and Religion together, making an historic break with Secularism, as it evolved under India's Constitution.

GOTABAYA’S MASSIVE WIN IN POLLS IN SRI LANKA WILL LEAD TO AUTHORITARIANISM

INDIA HAS TO BE TACTFUL IN DEALING WITH ITS ISLAND NEIGHBOUR FRIENDLY WITH CHINA
Barun Das Gupta - 2020-08-07 11:45
When Gotabaya Rajapaksa won the presidential election in Sri Lanka exactly a year ago, those watching Sri Lankan politics were sure that his Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) would win the parliamentary elections also in August 2020. They have been proved correct. The elections were held last Wednesday (August 5). The SLPP swept the polls winning 145 out of 225 seats. Getting the support of five more MPs does not pose any problem. Judging by Gotabaya’s declared intentions, Sri Lanka is in for an authoritarian rule in which the President will wield far more power than he does now. There is both jubilation and trepidation among the people, depending on their attitude to democracy and individual freedom.

TIME TO UNMASK MISOGINISTIC ATTITUDE OF INDIAN COURTS

JUDGES MUST TAKE CAUTION IN MAKING COMMENTS ON SEXUAL VICTIMS
Amrita Nair - 2020-08-07 11:40
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.” – Henrik Ibsen

TRIPURA GOVT HAS TO DO MORE FOR FIGHTING COVID PANDEMIC IN THE STATE

AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IS STILL LACKING AS THE ADMINISTRATION IS DITHERING
Sagarneel Sinha - 2020-08-07 11:37
Since the last week of May, Tripura has been witnessing continuous rise in Covid-19 cases and the number has already crossed the figure of 5700. State has the second highest number of cases in the northeastern region after Assam.

DEMOCRACY, FEDERALISM AND CONSTITUTIONAL ETHOS ARE UNDER ATTACK

KASHMIR SITUATION IS A STARK EXAMPLE OF MODI GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE
Krishna Jha - 2020-08-07 11:34
It is twelve months since the abrogation of Article 370, and Kashmir situation is still ‘unsustainable’, as it was a year before. In the first six months of the year, from January to June, 32 civilians, 143 militants, and 54 security personnel have been killed.

RBI TO PUSH CREDIT TO BELEAGURED SECTORS MORE AGGRESSIVELY

PEPPING UP CONSUMPTION AND DEMAND IS NOW CRITICAL FOR GROWTH
Anjan Roy - 2020-08-07 11:31
No one needs to state upfront that the Indian economy is not in the pink of health. So for the central bank the task is to make the best of a bad situation. The Reserve Bank of India has attempted doing exactly that in its monetary policy, announced on August 6.