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The IAS must learn the ABC of good English. This govt response to NYT article tells us why

M.G. Devasahayam -
An ex-director of the National Academy of Administration once told me that the standard of English among IAS probationers was so low, he had to take special classes.

Invoking Macaulay’s ghost once again & how Uddhav dealt with an uninvited guest

Rewati Karan -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Translations in Indian languages gaining momentum. But we lack access to regional non-fiction

Yauvanika Chopra -
Indians have natural 'translation consciousness.' But there is a gap in accessing non-fiction from regional languages.

Dear Indians, MTI stigma is just language apartheid. Make English another bhasha

Yogendra Yadav -
It is easy to laugh at this tragic-comic situation of aspirational Indians trying desperately to forget their mother tongue.

‘Gruesome sexual content, Army in poor light’ — why DU removed 3 English texts from syllabus

Soniya Agrawal -
DU Oversight Committee has removed texts by Mahasweta Devi, and Dalit writers Bama Faustina Soosairaj and Sukirtharani from its English literature syllabus.

Did you mock the English bad of the Mansukh Mandaviya? You won the Modi votes more

Shekhar Gupta -
Mocking new health minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s English underlines the political elitism Modi’s India has rejected.

Jagan Reddy is giving Andhra Pradesh children something better than gold — English education

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd -
The Andhra Pradesh model of education under CM Jagan Reddy is breaking barriers for children. He’s equalising language.

Stop this kolaveri against English-speaking Indians. They didn’t ruin idea of India

Rachel John -
English is as desi as any Indian language. Maligning English speakers won’t solve India’s problems, no?

Translate ‘Gaay hamari mata hai’. That’s the secularism gap between English, Indian languages

Ashutosh Bhardwaj -
The English intellectual can't ignore Indian languages anymore or will end up legitimising the flawed Hindutva argument about the revenge of the subaltern.

Even China dropped English phobia for economic future. NEP policy needs to learn this

Mohamed Zeeshan -
The New Education Policy introduced by the Modi govt has brought some welcome changes, but it has rekindled the language wars that have been on since the 1950s.
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Ukraine crisis gave auto sector a crude shock. See how India is responding

Kushan Mitra -
The PLI scheme as well as other sops for manufacturing, show that despite some public missteps, government is trying to coax manufacturing into India.
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Reservations for Kashmir’s Paharis meant to help them but it could start new fires instead

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No traditional deterrence—PLA has its own agenda in Ladakh. Deter, compel, make India accept

Economy

Indian refiners scout for oil deals ahead of EU ban on Russian crude imports

Nidhi Verma -
European Union ban on Russian crude imports from 5 Dec will drive European refiners to buy more Middle East oil, putting them in competition with Asian buyers.

Defence

File photo of a BrahMos firing by a Su-30 MKI | Credit: IAF

IAF to increase Sukhois armed with BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with over 500km-range

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF currently has 40 SU-30 MKI with BrahMos, the only supersonic cruise missile in the world.

National Interest

India’s hijab supporters will lose even if they win SC battle. Because the real war is political

Shekhar Gupta -
In a highly polarised time, cornered minorities tend to lean back and protect the roots and fundamentals of what is so dear to them. Politically, it can often be a bad trap.

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