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Vucic is a relentless campaigner (SASA DJORDJEVIC) The dominant force in Serbian politics for over 14 years, Aleksandar Vucic, who conceded defeat in a snap parliamentary poll on Sunday, rose from the wreckage of strongman Slobodan Milosevic's cabinet to the centre of power using his brand of populist nationalism. For supporters, the 56-year-old represented stability, development and patriotism in a country scarred by the bloody wars of the 1990s and ensuing international isolation. But opponents saw him as an increasingly authoritarian figure, twisting between the Kremlin and Brussels and leading a government accused of endemic corruption. Vucic conceded his party had lost after voters cast ballots in record numbers in Sunday's vote, defeated by a new political force that emerged from a years-long protest movement. Based on a stratified sample, it is clear that we lost these elections, Vucic told supporters at his party headquarters in Belgrade. - Political turnaround - Vucic rose to prominence in the 1990s as an ultra-nationalist ally of Milosevic, serving as his information minister in 1998. After protests ousted the Yugoslav strongman in 2000, Vucic became a senior figure in the far-right Serbian Radical Party. He was then a vocal supporter of Bosnian Serb political and military leaders Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic, both later sentenced to life for genocide and other crimes committed during the Bosnian war. But Vucic underwent a dramatic rebrand in 2008, co-founding the conservative, pro-European Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which won parliamentary elections in 2012 and has dominated Serbian politics since. He served as deputy prime minister, defence minister and prime minister before becoming president in 2017. Even after polishing his image, Vucic has been reluctant to distance himself from nationalist leanings and far-right associates. He has stopped short of condemning Serbs convicted of atrocities during the 1990s conflicts and looked the other way as pro-government media and political allies openly praised war criminals. Despite trying to deny state involvement in a large funeral gathering for Mladic in the Serbian capital last month, several of his ministers attended, drawing sharp criticism from Brussels. - 'Land of cranes' - A relentless campaigner, he maintained a near-constant presence on pro-government television channels, embracing locals in tiny rural villages and chastising critics during lengthy news conferences. He has cultivated the image of a tireless leader criss-crossing Serbia, attracting investment and creating jobs. At the same time, he has juggled the competing interests of European Union aspirations and Serbia's close ties to Russia. Supporters praised him as a brave defender of Serbian sovereignty, spending billions of euros on defence -- as he warned of foreign influence and pressure from NATO-member neighbours. He often cited Serbia's infrastructure and improved living standards as proof of his success, once pledging to make the country a land of cranes. From the gleaming waterfront district to the numerous projects unfolding in preparation for Expo 2027, his party's slogan United Serbia is plastered on billboards across the capital. - Rail station tragedy - But when a concrete canopy collapsed at a newly renovated train station in 2024 killing 16 people, the accusations of corruption which had dogged many of his signature projects caused an outpouring of anger. Student-led demonstrations calling for transparent investigations drew hundreds of thousands to the streets in the largest protests since the Milosevic era. As demands grew into calls for snap elections, Vucic and his supporters pushed back. Students manning university blockades were labelled tools of foreign powers. In September, nearly two years into the protests, Vucic finally called snap elections for October, citing major turbulence on the domestic political scene, thus meeting a key student demand. All of this will end on October 25, Vucic said, referring to the protests, at a major pre-election rally in Novi Sad, the city where the canopy had collapsed. oz/al/yad/jj This article originally appeared on AFP at https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/aleksandar-vucic-serbias-veteran-ruler-212043564.html
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Meaningful Education: Beyond Marks and Certificates
Education is often described as the foundation of society, but the phrase has become so familiar that its deeper meaning is sometimes lost. In Kashmir, children continue to enter classrooms carrying the hopes of their families and communities. They are expected to secure high marks, gain admission to prestigious institutions and eventually find stable employment. Yet the central purpose of education is frequently reduced to examination results. A student may score well and still struggle to think independently, communicate clearly, work with others or respond ethically to the challenges of life. Meaningful education must be larger than marks and certificates. It must help a child understand the world, question injustice, develop confidence and acquire the knowledge and values needed to live responsibly. It must prepare young people not only for employment but also for citizenship, relationships, resilience and service. If education fails to develop these qualities, it may produce qualified individuals without necessarily producing capable or fulfilled human beings. The pressure to perform begins early. Children are placed in a race before they fully understand what they are running towards. School admissions, coaching classes, entrance examinations and competitive tests dominate family conversations. A childs worth is often measured by a percentage, a rank or the name of the institution they enter. Those who perform well are celebrated, while those who struggle may be labelled careless or incapable. Such a system leaves little space for different abilities, interests and learning speeds. Examinations have a role in education, but they cannot become its only purpose. A test can assess whether a student remembers information or applies a method under pressure. It cannot fully measure compassion, creativity, curiosity, honesty, practical intelligence or the ability to work through failure. When the entire system is organised around examinations, teaching becomes narrowly focused on likely questions and students learn to reproduce answers rather than understand ideas. Meaningful education begins with curiosity. A child who asks why the sky changes colour, how a river shapes the land or why some families struggle more than others is already engaged in learning. The responsibility of the school is not to silence such questions but to develop them. Yet classrooms often reward obedience more than inquiry. Students hesitate to ask questions because they fear being judged, laughed at or told that the question is irrelevant to the syllabus. Teachers must be supported in creating classrooms where questions are welcomed. This requires training, manageable class sizes, relevant teaching materials and freedom from excessive administrative burdens. A teacher who is treated merely as an implementer of instructions cannot easily inspire independent thinking. Teachers need the confidence to connect lessons with local realities, encourage discussion and use examples drawn from the lives of students. In Kashmir, education must also remain connected to the regions social, cultural and environmental context. Children should learn about the history of their communities, the importance of local languages, the condition of rivers and forests, the regions agricultural traditions and the challenges faced by ordinary families. This does not mean restricting education to local concerns. It means giving students a firm grounding from which they can engage with the wider world. An education that ignores its surroundings becomes abstract; one that understands them can become transformative. Language is central to meaningful learning. Students often struggle not because they lack intelligence but because they are expected to learn complex ideas in a language they do not fully understand. Early education should respect the value of the mother tongue while gradually building competence in other languages. Fluency in English may open opportunities, but it should not come at the cost of confidence in Kashmiri or Urdu. A child should not feel that their home language is inferior or unsuitable for serious thought. Education must also include practical knowledge. Young people need to understand financial responsibility, digital safety, public health, environmental protection and basic legal and civic rights. They should know how to distinguish reliable information from misinformation, how to communicate respectfully online and how to seek help when facing emotional distress. These are not optional extras. They are essential skills in a society shaped by rapid technological and social change. The growing presence of artificial intelligence makes this need even more urgent. Students will increasingly use digital tools to search, write, calculate and create. The goal should not be to keep technology outside the classroom, nor to allow it to replace thinking. Students must learn how to question machine-generated information, verify sources and use technology honestly. A system that teaches students merely to obtain answers will leave them vulnerable; a system that teaches them how to evaluate answers will prepare them for the future. Vocational and skill-based education deserves greater respect. Not every student needs to follow the same academic path, and not every form of success requires a conventional degree. Kashmir needs skilled technicians, nurses, designers, entrepreneurs, agricultural innovators, craftspeople and professionals in numerous fields. Schools and colleges should help students discover their abilities rather than push everyone towards a narrow list of occupations. Practical work should not be presented as a lesser alternative for those who cannot succeed academically. It should be recognised as an important form of knowledge and contribution. Meaningful education must also be inclusive. Children from poor households, remote areas, minority communities and those with disabilities often face barriers that cannot be overcome by motivation alone. They may lack reliable internet, quiet spaces for study, transport, assistive technology or access to trained teachers. If policy ignores these differences, equal treatment can reproduce inequality. Fair education requires additional support for those who start with fewer resources. The emotional lives of students cannot be separated from their academic performance. Anxiety, loneliness, family conflict, bullying and fear of failure affect concentration and confidence. Yet mental health support remains limited in many schools. Students are often told to be strong when what they need is a safe adult who will listen without immediate judgment. Counselling services, peer-support programmes and teacher training can help create healthier educational environments. Parents, too, must reconsider what they expect from education. Ambition is natural, but excessive comparison can harm the very children parents want to protect. A child is not a failed version of another child. Families should value effort, integrity and improvement, not only rank. They should encourage reading beyond textbooks, participation in household responsibilities, creative interests and respectful disagreement. Education does not end when a child leaves school; the home remains a powerful learning environment. There is also a need to restore dignity to public education. Government schools serve a large number of children and cannot be treated as institutions of last resort. Their infrastructure, libraries, laboratories, playgrounds and teaching staff require sustained attention. A strong public education system is essential not only for poor families but for social equality. When quality education becomes accessible to all, talent is less likely to remain hidden behind income and geography. Colleges and universities must also move beyond the passive delivery of lectures. Higher education should encourage research, debate, internships and engagement with public problems. Students should have opportunities to study the condition of local industries, the impact of climate change, the needs of rural communities and the challenges of urban growth. Knowledge becomes meaningful when it is applied to real questions. Assessment must change alongside teaching. Continuous evaluation, project work, presentations and practical assignments can provide a fuller picture of learning than a single high-pressure examination. Such methods must be designed carefully to avoid adding burdens or encouraging superficial work. But the principle is important: students should be judged on what they can understand and do, not merely on what they can memorise under timed conditions. The purpose of education is not to create a uniform population that thinks alike. It is to help individuals develop the ability and confidence to think for themselves while respecting the dignity of others. A meaningful education teaches students that knowledge carries responsibility. It shows them that professional success cannot justify dishonesty, that progress cannot require environmental destruction and that citizenship involves more than claiming rights. Kashmirs future will depend not only on the qualifications of its young people but on their capacity to respond thoughtfully to uncertainty. The region needs citizens who can innovate without abandoning ethics, participate in public life without hatred, and pursue opportunity without losing empathy. It needs young people who can work with their hands and minds, understand their heritage and engage confidently with the world. Meaningful education is therefore not a luxury or an ideal reserved for wealthy societies. It is a necessity. The demand is not to remove discipline, standards or ambition from schools. It is to place them within a wider understanding of what learning is meant to achieve. A student who obtains high marks but cannot ask questions has received incomplete education. A student who earns a degree but lacks empathy has been prepared only partially for life. The true measure of education lies in whether it enlarges the mind, strengthens character and enables a person to contribute constructively to society. Kashmir must now decide what kind of education it wants to build. One that produces certificates without confidence, or one that produces capable, thoughtful and humane citizens. The answer will shape not only classrooms but the future of the entire region. ( The Author is a teacher, public speaker and freelancer)
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