History and politics play a role in the psyche of a nation and the mental health of its people. Just how much so was the crux of a panel discussion at Delhi’s IIC.
According to National Mental Health Survey 2015-16, around 150 million Indians affected by some type of mental illness. Panel says there are just around 9,000 psychiatrists in country.
Awareness, professionals, access to services, lacking in rural North India, says Thara Rangaswamy, one of 29 women conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women’s Day.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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