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TopicAffirmative action

Topic: affirmative action

Are Indian Muslims privileged or victims? Rijiju, Owaisi aren’t giving you the full picture

Affirmative action exists for Indian Muslims, but it must be restructured to address the hierarchy within the community. It is Pasmanda Muslims who sit at the bottom.

Statistics overlook lived experiences of Muslims. New report wants affirmative action

The report titled Affirmative Action for Muslims in Contemporary India was released by The Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP). It studies welfarism post-2014.

US Supreme Court has put an end to ‘positive discrimination’. India could take a cue

Even before the US Supreme Court judgment, nine American states had prohibited race-conscious admissions in public colleges & universities.

No more race-conscious college admissions in US. What SCOTUS ruling means & what dissenting judges said

Court ruled that considering race as factor in admissions violates Equal Protection Clause of Constitution. Dissenting judges argued that race matters in reality & not just in law.

US ending affirmative action for college admission is alarm for India. Rehaul reservation

Meritocracy is essential to uphold standards of excellence while implementing affirmative action measures to identify individuals who are truly deserving of help.

Reservation didn’t cause Odisha accident. The real problem is outdated infrastructure

According to a 2014 study, the proportion of SC/ST employees in high-level positions was positively associated with Railway’s productivity and productivity growth.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.