Editorial

Indian education system is often described in overlapping yet contrasting terms: plural and highly selective; enabling and immobile; democratic and rigid. Despite its size and considerable institutional presence, as well as the popular desire for education, Indian education faces persistent challenges. An inadequate research infrastructure is among the most significant of these challenges. The journal, Comparative Education Studies (CES) will create an independent, rigorous, academic space for educational inquiry. As the flagship journal of the Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), the journal shares the vision and commitment of CESI which has grown and flourished as an important organisation since its revival in 2010. As a new journal taking root this year with its first issue in December 2024, CES opens up possibilities for exploration, reflection, debates, and dialogues.