An education policy for South Asia in the 21st century

Creating an enabling policy:

Let us look back on our past; however making sure that we do not sit on our laurels and be self-assured that everything would be all right. We must look on the past in order that a path for the future emerges. We must draw inspiration and wisdom from what has gone before to think for the present. Therefore we must innovate. I have my reservations in relation to whether a single policy that we envisage permits innovation,

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The Lotus Heart

The window

Aravinda could see his wife in a depressed mood. While sipping his morning tea, he gave that a thought. What could it be, he was about to inquire. But then, she spoke:

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Accountabiity and Parliamentary governance:

Liberal perspectives

The First Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises of the Seventh Parliament has drawn much attention of a favourable sort. The speed with which the Report was issued, and the number of institutions which it covers, comprehensively and incisively, was seen as unusual, and a possible precursor to a better exercise of Parliamentary powers of oversight than we had seen in the recent past.

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