Straight from the desk

“When a statesman insists that his country is his, he is probably about to prove it.” - I.F. Stone We have a strange weakness for confident people. Give us two leaders. One says: “I'm not completely sure. Let's look at the evidence.” The other says: “I know exactly what to do.” Guess who gets the applause. We like the second one. It makes life easier. There is something comforting about watching a person walk into a complicated situation and behave as though the complication

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead Over the past few weeks, billions watched students take to the streets of New Delhi demanding education reforms after repeated examination controversies. Whatever your political views, one thing stood out. A generation that's often dismissed as distracted or glued to their phones managed to organize one of the largest student-led