Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Maintain the integrity of Indian education, , Mr Arjun Singh

As always, Subhash Kak doesn't mince words and is to the point.

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From his rediff column:
It is ironical that even as the Chinese have embarked on an ambitious plan to create 100 world-class universities, Arjun Singh is beginning to dismantle the IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS, India's symbols of excellence recognised all over the world, by means of caste-based quotas.

It is too easy to call Arjun Singh incompetent, as many have judged him. More likely, it is the case of cynical old men acting on cold political arithmetic. But such actions have unintended consequences.

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