FT reports on India's preparations to open up nuclear power to the private sector & how its push predates the energy crisis triggered by West Asia conflict.
The President of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing makes his first international visit to New Delhi as India looks to deepen engagement with Naypyidaw with an eye on China.
Rich in natural resources, strategically located between South Asia, Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean, Myanmar has become arena of competing trade, security & connectivity agendas.
Min Aung Hlaing makes his first foreign visit since taking power. Analysts say India's Myanmar policy is driven by security, connectivity, and concerns about China, among others.
President Hlaing is set to visit Bodh Gaya, hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, participate in a business forum, and visit Mumbai for industry interactions.
Min Aung Hlaing’s move for Myanmar’s presidential post aims for transition to civilian rule, giving the government some legitimacy, headed by a person who no longer dons a uniform.
Myanmar, ruled by junta, will vote in 3 phases starting Sunday, then 11 and 25 Jan. Much-delayed polls come at a time when nation is grappling with civil war, hunger & economic woes.
It is sad and frustrating to see the massive talent exodus from ISRO. The reasons for this are not far to seek: lack of vision, bureaucratic rigidity and organisational inertia.
Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.
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