TVET market is tough
TECHNICAL and vocational education and training (TVET) is a tough market to untangle. No wonder we are still struggling with it. But given where we are as an economy, we…
More ‘Moditva’
THE impressive logistics of India’s national elections inspire considerable international coverage. This year, the process initiated last Friday will culminate at the start of June, and the potential electorate includes…
Mainstreaming TVET
PAKISTAN’S construction industry contributes around 2.5 per cent to GDP and employs about 8pc of the workforce. Major projects like CPEC and private real estate developments have led to a…
Hindutva peril
The inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has dashed any hope for India’s 200 million Muslims to feel safe in what they formerly believed was their country too. The Human…
Hindutva across borders
The globe is currently seeing the rise of the Hindutva ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is gaining attention for its influence on…
Limits and new frontiers of Hindutva
In a TV debate on the controversy surrounding the Varanasi-based Gyanvapi Mosque and Kashi Vishwanath Temple on May 27, Nupur Sharma, a central spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
UnVeiled, UnMasked, UnPlugged Indian Hindutva
Alone. Hounded. Sledged. Mobbed. Harassed. Heckled. Jeered. Harrowed. Threatened. Sieged. Terrorized. And many more. This is a sample of what happened to a girl student Muskan Khan in Karnataka, India,…
Saudi Ramazan TV dramas invite scrutiny of Israel ties
Two Ramazan television dramas on a Saudi-controlled network have stirred controversy as they test public perceptions of quietly warming relations between the Gulf kingdom and Israel. Arab states including Saudi…
Genocide of TVs
t was a classic case of killing the messenger because they didn’t like the message. The messenger was the television sets that belonged to Indians in India and the message…
How to dismantle Hindutva?
THERE is no reason to believe that Hindutva cannot be defeated, or dismantled, as a group of intellectuals and academics have come together to attempt. Hundreds of intellectuals from around…
