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Degrees Without Dignity: Understanding India's Hidden Educated Unemployment Crisis

India's rising educated unemployment reflects a widening gap between higher education and employment opportunities. Here's why degrees alone are no longer enough and what reforms are needed.
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Beyond Ministerial Resignations: Why India's Exam Crisis Needs Structural Reform

India's recurring exam controversies highlight the need for systemic reforms beyond political accountability. An opinion on strengthening transparency, security and institutional integrity in examinations.
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Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation Is Not the End—It Must Be the Beginning of India's Exam Reform

Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation has addressed a major political demand, but it does not resolve the deeper crisis exposed by repeated examination paper leaks. The government's next steps and the strategy adopted by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) will determine whether this moment leads to lasting education reforms or remains just another political milestone.
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Madhya Pradesh UCC Bill: Reform with Promise, but Success Depends on Fair Implementation

The Madhya Pradesh Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 has sparked a nationwide debate over equality, personal laws, and constitutional rights. While the state government describes it as a landmark reform to ensure equal justice, critics argue that its long-term impact will depend on implementation, legal safeguards, and public trust.
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NEET Paper Leak Timeline: How the Crisis Unfolded

From the cancellation of the May examination to a nationwide re-test, arrests, protests and Parliament disruption, the NEET paper leak has become one of India’s biggest education controversies.
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US-Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Gamble With Global Safeguards

The US-Saudi nuclear deal offers strategic and commercial gains, but Washington should not permit sensitive fuel-cycle activity without enforceable international inspections.
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The New Layoff Economy: Why Companies Must Rethink Job Cuts in the Age of AI and Uncertainty

Layoffs have become a routine corporate strategy rather than a last resort. While businesses cite cost-cutting and restructuring, repeated workforce reductions raise critical questions about leadership, planning, employee trust, and the long-term sustainability of modern corporate culture.
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Can Strict Laws Alone Ensure Women’s Safety in India? The Debate Goes Beyond Legislation

Every time a major crime against a woman makes national headlines, a familiar demand resurfaces across India—stricter laws, harsher punishments and faster trials. Over the past decade, lawmakers have repeatedly responded with legal reforms, introducing stronger provisions against sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence and workplace harassment.
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India's Youth Skill Gap: Why Education Must Move Beyond Rote Learning

India's demographic dividend faces an employability challenge. Here's why vocational education, apprenticeships and practical learning are essential to bridge the country's growing skill gap.
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The Mismatch of Urban Infrastructure: When Grand Development Meets Ground Reality

India's cities are transforming at an unprecedented pace. Metro rail corridors stretch across skylines, smart city command centres monitor traffic in real time, and expressways promise faster connectivity than ever before.
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When Home Becomes a Boundary: Why Stepping Outside Feels Harder Than Ever

Home is often described as the safest place in the world. It is where we find comfort, familiarity and emotional security. But what happens when that comfort slowly turns into a boundary? What happens when the walls that once protected us begin to define our limits?
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Can India's Three-Language Formula Work? Challenges, Opportunities and the Reality Behind CBSE's Language Policy

CBSE's three-language policy aims to promote Bharatiya Bhashas, but teacher shortages, limited resources and changing student aspirations raise questions about its practical implementation. An opinion on balancing cultural identity with global education.
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