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My wish-list for Indian Education: An OPEN LETTER to the Honourable Minister for HRD, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani.

30 May 20141 Jun 2014
Honourable Minister, I know that your first few days in the job have been taken up in a controversy around your qualification and also the fact that you mis-represented under…
attacks…

With the possibility of a BJP led Government in India later this week, Australia needs to strategise considering RSS’s perspective on OZ, mouthed in 2010.

14 May 201415 May 2014
Public memory is short, Media moves on, Diplomats find ways to make the right noises, I somehow am still stuck in lessons from 2009-2010 with regards to India-Australia relationship. "Australians…
AAERI…

BREAKING MYTH HERE: Indian Student Numbers “going overseas” not increasing! REALITY: FEWER Indian students are now going overseas. Total numbers to BIG FIVE DESTINATIONS has dropped to One-Third in last four years!!!

26 May 201326 May 2013
Sorry "analysts and experts": You have been wrong with your projections. Sorry journalists and education writers: You have recycled the misinformation fed by the the various bodies and incorrectly reported…
australia…

Australia finds that businesses and public want International Students to stay on post study and contribute to the society… Will this encourage the Govt to lower the bar for job-linked immigration!

26 Feb 2013
The research, conducted for Universities Australia, found more that 80 per cent of business representatives surveyed and 72 per cent of the public said that international students should be encouraged to…
attacks…

British PM Cameron attempts “spinning”. India Visit fails Education agenda of PSW, Equivalence and Security!

22 Feb 201322 Feb 2013
English bowlers are beginning to excel as spinners and some believe that Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, known as Monty Panesar is currently the best spinner in the world. It appears that even the UK…
AAERI…

Anuj Bidwe Killing: Indian Media commentary misses out where it matters…

7 Jan 20127 Jan 2012
BRITISH MEDIA INFORMS: Anuj had originally wanted to study in Australia but Subhash persuaded him not to because he was worried about a spate of racist attacks on Indians in 2009. …
attacks…

With the killing of an Indian student “also” in Canada: Is it hate-crimes on an increase… jury is still out.

5 Jan 20125 Jan 2012
Manchester Police's terming Anuj Bidwe killing as a Hate-Crime; the news was certainly worrying and then came the news of the killing of Alok Gupta in Canada. We have had…
attacks…

Indian message to Australia: “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” and random thoughts on the Australian Elections.

10 Sep 2010
Indian expectations from the new Aussie Government… This is being penned from Sydney where I have been keenly observing the dynamics of the Australian politics over the last few weeks.…
education…

India’s Advertising “watchdog” introduces “code” for Education Adverts… High Time indeed!

26 Aug 201026 Aug 2010
ASCI introduces advertising code for educational sector; puts draft code up for public review. I HAVE REPRODUCED THE BELOW MATTER FROM PRESS ARTICLES. I WELCOME THIS MOVE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AS YOU…
AAERI…

Red Herrings… indeed: Summarising last 8 months of Indian-OZ tussle

19 Mar 201023 Mar 2010
”The whole racism issue has really coloured this debate in an unhealthy way, because when our media either seizes on that, or the Australian media in turn respond critically, we…
australia…

Indians are Indeed being SINGLED OUT in Australia…

3 Mar 20105 Mar 2010
Australian Foreign Minister, Mr Stephen Smith, addressed the students at DELHI UNIVERSITY’S prestigious St Stephens College this morning and emphasized that 1)Australia wants Indian students to keep coming to Australia…
attacks…

America is America and Australia is Australia… Folly of the first, ignored; while of the other, hyped up.

20 Feb 201022 Feb 2010
“Wo Katal Bhi Karte Hai To Charcha Nahi Hoti Ham Aah! Bhi Bharte Hai To Ho Jate Hai Badnaam” . We can imagine several well meaning Aussies almost reciting this…
attacks…

The “IRRESPONSIBLE” must take blame for the death of these “OZ-BOUND” students.

16 Feb 201016 Feb 2010
Many Indian parents believed the over-hyped media coverage on the Australian attacks and persuaded young students bound for “elite and safe” Universities to drop their plans over the last nine…
australia…

Media concocts a SECOND advisory against OZ studies.

30 Jan 2010
Irresponsible TV channels highlight a personal opinion of the MOS Preneet Kaur to give an impression to Indian students and Australian institutions that a second travel advisory has been issued…

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