“Education is the cornerstone of the bond between India and the United States. Students from both countries are learning and growing alongside each other, discovering the people that they want to become and building a better world together. Working side by side, our nations can create a safer, healthier, more prosperous future for everyone.” Jill Biden, First Lady of the US, at the Skilling for Future event attended by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in Washington (June 22) “The third decade of the last century gave new momentum to the struggle for India’s independence. Now the third decade of the new century will give impetus to the development journey of India. The large number of upcoming universities, colleges, IITs, IIMs and AIIMS are becoming the building blocks of new India.” Prime minister Narendra Modi speaking at the centenary celebrations of Delhi University (The Hindu, June 30) “We’ve seen them – Snapchat, TikTok and several others – serve as places where violent gatherings have been organised, but there’s also a form of mimicry of the violence, which for some young people leads them to lose touch with reality. You get the impression that for some of them, they are experiencing on the street the video games that have intoxicated them.” Emmanuel Macron, President of France, on the role played by social media in fuelling the recent riots in France (Al Jazeera, June 30) “Byju’s and its investors assumed and pushed huge growth rates… Educational brands take a long time to build. Some of the world’s top institutions have been around for centuries. It takes at least a few decades, not a few quarters. Neither can you see education as a pre “maximise financial-returns’ product.” Chetan Bhagat, well-known author, on the steady downfall of India’s most valued edtech company Byju’s (Times of India, July 3) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp
