Education has long been a top priority in the UAE. The government, at both the federal and the emirates level, has shown consistent involvement in improving the standard. Besides launching progressive projects, the efforts are aimed at quality enhancement.
Where’s Sri Lanka headed? The nation that only recently heaved a sigh of relief after the rout of the Tamil Tigers and end of the civil war appears to be moving towards another era of political chaos and instability. The arrest of former army chief General Sarath Fonseka, who lost a bitterly fought election against President Mahinda Rajapaksa last month, does not bode well for the peace and political stability of the island nation.
India’s Minister for Agriculture Sharad Pawar has an ingenious remedy for millions across the country who are firmly holding their purse strings because of rising food inflation.
The depth and range of the Vision 2021 unveiled by the UAE Cabinet after its marathon session in Liwa are breathtaking. The historic document captures almost every facet of the complex exercise of nation building, and caters to the unique requirements of this young country.
Not that it is uncommon, but there’s another report that indicts the Internet for one of the commonest of human woes — depression. According to a study reported in the UK journal, Psychopathology, about 1.2 per cent of Internet users are depressed.
A new military doctrine has come into force in Russia. It sanctions preventive nuclear strikes against aggressors. More significant is how it perceives a future Europe-based US missile defense system.
Though India has matured as a democracy, regional parties with narrow chauvinistic agendas and a fascist mindset, continue to play to the galleries for petty electoral gains. The Shiv Sena, a votary of extreme Hindutva ideology, and led by an ageing, self-confessed ‘dictator’, is known for its bigoted views.
A heated exchange of words and warnings of war between Israel and Syria has led to a rise in tension in the Middle East. Carrying the burden of too many wars, the region can do without one.
The United States government launches an economic strategy to double exports and create two million jobs in the next five years. It all sounds like the end of a great ideological debate.
