Hello Dr. Piazza, I am writing this letter to you as a long time Front Sight newsletter subscriber. I always wanted to take a few courses in your institute. I am from India and a big supporter of Second Amendment. I write this letter to you in wake of the recent events in Mumbai. That massacre of Indian, American and Israeli Citizens by armed Islamic terrorists. Continue reading

Technology is coming in to address two of the biggest issues that education in India faces: leakage of question papers and forgery of marksheets and certificates. Institutions like Bangalore University and Visveswaraya Technological institute are considering a technology that will enable them to print question papers at the examination venue just an hour before the test. Times of India According to… Continue reading

There's an old saying that in polite social circles one should never discuss religion, politics, or sex. Well, I never promised to be polite here so, since this article isn't about politics, I guess that just leaves sex and religion, still, I'll try to stay as "polite" as possible. Sex and religion will always be interwoven with judgments; it's just… Continue reading

Indian health minister Anbumani Ramadoss had said, "The government has subsidized medical education in India. While studying in private colleges may cost Rs 4 lakh, the annual tuition fee of a medical student in a government college is just Rs 4,000 in Tamil Nadu. In AIIMS, it is just Rs 210 while in JIPMER it is Rs 125. So by asking them to serve India's poor for just a year, we aren't asking too much. Moreover, the stint will help them gain experience." According to officials, MBBS doctors will have to spend four months each in a primary health center, community health center and district hospital. They will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000. Continue reading

The nation-wide anti-quota protests held months back were of deep significance, though not quite in the sense the media have got it. It was an apparent demonstration of emotions taking precedence over rationality and youngsters being defenders of the status quo. When rationality would have taken them to a supposedly inconvenient conclusion, they had to repress