Here’s how peer learning, alumni networks, and institutional support are reimagining top-down teacher training models. “Government teachers aren’t interested in teaching.” This is a commonly held opinion in India. However, the problem is not that teachers are simply not motivated, rather it is the training system that fails to respond to the contexts and challenges…
In “China’s rare-earth controls are not the masterstroke they seem – ToI 27 April 2025” authors argue that Beijing’s actions will inadvertently weaken its dominance in global rare earth race. This view, however, underestimates the depth, scale and strategy that China has deployed to control the critical mineral globally over last three decades. China has…
After the Operation Sindoor carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in response to the attack on the innocent Hindu tourists in Pahalgam, many developments took place rapidly at the international level. This operation instilled the confidence that India can demonstrate the power to change the entire landscape of international politics. The attack in Pahalgam…
Across the chimneys of Sistine Chapel and ships Studying the colour of smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel has an interesting marine parallel. For a very different reason, marine engineers too are keen observers of the colour of smoke, from the funnel of their ship. It is their chimney, their chapel. The engine…
The auctioneer Sotheby’s announced that it had “postponed” the sale of Buddha’s relics that were to go on sale in Hong Kong on the 7th of May, in response to being served a legal notice from the government of India. India’s legal notice compiled different ethical and moral principles that have guided the policies of…
The other evening, as my maid and I sipped our usual cup of tea, she recounted a charming anecdote from her train journey home, a few months ago. Seated opposite her in the compartment was an elderly couple who, having boarded earlier, already appeared quite settled. As soon as the train pulled out of a…
No one knowingly has plastic as part of their meals, but the reality is: we’re likely consuming it every day. Not because we’re careless, but because modern life is saturated with it—from our food packaging to the clothes we wear, from bottled water to the air in our homes. According to some estimates, the average person…
A quote often attributed to Winston Churchill reads: “Some see private misfortune in public success. They forget the victory belongs to the nation, not to the noise of its doubters.” In the tense months leading up to D-Day in 1944, Churchill made the momentous decision to back Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in military history….
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced an 18-member Test squad for the highly anticipated tour of England, marking a definitive shift in India’s red-ball ambitions. Shubman Gill will lead the team, with Rishabh Pant appointed as vice-captain and primary wicketkeeper. While the squad is brimming with youthful energy and untested…
Introduction: Fir vs sovereignty in the skies The skies above Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are a silent witness to a diplomatic and operational anomaly. While the region is legally part of India, Pakistan controls its airspace under the Lahore FIR, approved by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). This arrangement contradicts international law and undermines India’s sovereign rights as per Article 1 of the Chicago Convention. This blog…
