A New Degree

Vocational education must be mainstreamed

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/A-new-degree/articleshow/12189406.cms

The proposal to introduce a Bachelor's degree in vocational education is most welcome. It will enhance job prospects tremendously in India. The vocational education, for that very reason, must be mainstreamed.

-The Times of India, March 9, 2012

Taking German lessons

"The resignation of German President Christian Wulff has diminished the standing of Chancellor Angela Merkel but the episode confirms the strength of the country's public processes. "

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Taking German lessons: Mr. Wulff is the second Merkel presidential nominee in under two years to quit amid controversy; after his predecessor, Horst Köhler.

The contrast with India, where governments and prosecutors must be dragged kicking and screaming to court before they agree to investigate and prosecute politicians accused of corruption couldn't be greater.

Germany has provided a clear lesson in what substantive probity in public life can mean.