NAS 2021 findings of a progressive decline in learning levels of school students confirm our worst fears about what closures during the pandemic did to children. Governments have talked about addressing this. They need to make haste with remedial programmes and also get students who dropped out back to school.
Captain Abhilasha Barak, first woman combat aviator, will inspire others
It is heartening and invigorating to see glass ceilings being broken by women in the armed forces. Captain Abhilasha Barak becoming the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a frontline aviator will open more doors and inspire women wanting to join the Army in combat roles.
Violence hasn’t risen in Kashmir but recent killings show long-term threat. Outreach needed
Amreen Bhat is the latest victim of a killing campaign targeting enemies of Kashmiri jihadists: Police, minorities, and now, a maker of innocuous music-videos. True, violence hasn’t risen for years. But the killings illustrate the long-term threat. Tough policing’s needed—but also political outreach to heal the alienation fuelling jihadism.