2017

As we embark on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it’s clear that technology will play a central role in nearly all aspects of our lives. A World Economic Forum research estimates that 65% of children entering primary school will find themselves in occupations that today do not exist and that by 2020, there will be 1.5 million new digitised jobs across …

“With degrading, harsh treatment, everyone seems bent on killing a widow insomuch that the tormenting thoughts come to her mind as if she herself had killed her husband.” These were the feelings of ‘S’, a highly qualified woman currently serving on an important post in a government department. She is a widow with a 10-year-old daughter. She says, “A widow, …

“Man, the molecule of society, is the subject of social science.” — Henry Charles Carey Children of royalty in ancient Greece were taught history, philosophy, logic, rhetoric and war science while the children of gladiators were trained to become good slaves. This educational practice and philosophy was aimed at preparing good warriors and politicians from the royal breed and raising …

Angle An angle is a combination of “two rays” (half lines) with a common end point. a. Common end point = vertex b. Rays as the sides = legs or arms of the angle. Acute angle Less than 90o a. An angle whose measure is less than 90o is called an acute angle. b. Acute angles are the smallest being …

Russia’s recent diplomatic overtures toward Afghan peace and its secret rapprochement with the Taliban show that the country wants to play a new “great game” in Afghanistan. In this regard, President Vladimir Putin seems to have capitalised on the election of Donald Trump as the US president to steadily outsmart Uncle Sam in . Under President Xi Jinping, China is …

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Henry Kissinger described world order as “the concept held by a region or civilization about the nature of just arrangements and the distribution of power thought to be applicable to the entire world.” The instant article is an attempt to analyze the changing regional and global dynamics and their effects on the future “nature of just arrangements” and “distribution of …

As promised in the previous write-up, this piece is aimed at helping you learn the art of précis writing. To simplify the things, I have adopted the Question-Answer format. Q: What is précis? Ans: In simple words, it is the reproduction of the passage in a concise form. Q: What are some useful tips to write a good précis? Ans: …

Application of morality in launching, fighting and terminating war has been a matter of divergent explanations and interpretations since the very inception of human society. But, still, there are certain agreed-upon principles that are supposed to be followed by states while resorting to war. The laws, which, now, have been codified as International Law and expressed in the UN Charter, …

Précis writing remains Achilles’ heel for most of the candidates of the competitive exams, despite a plethora of instructions offered by handbooks as well as teachers. Aspirants get confused because of certain popular misconceptions about the nature of this exercise, and, eventually, miss the mark. Here are some specifics (based on common sense, not run-of-the-mill rules) that shall make life …