Towards a renaissance in higher education making India into a knowledge society.

By Professor Amitabh Mattoo : Are we on the cusp of a real renaissance in higher education in India? Rarely in recent history has the correlation of forces been so conducive to real reform. Prime minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s vision of transforming India into a knowledge hub is backed by the energetic Union human resources development minister, Kapil Sibal. Both seem to genuinely want to implement a radical reform agenda, and fortunately the reports of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) a