Policy challenges are dynamic in a Multiethnic country like Malaysia: Dr. Denison Jayasooria

Speaking at the Book launch A book launch and seminar held on 28th May, 2016, at India International Centre, New Delhi, organized by GRFDT in association with Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) and National University of Malaysia, Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Principle Fellow, KITA, National University of Malaysia, discussed about the issues and challenges faced by the bottom layer of the society in Malaysia. He told that they have identified 21 policy recommendations on the areas mainly social mobility, social cohesion, educational opportunities, and developmental model and so on. In addition to this, he discussed the issues of Contemporary Malaysian Indians under five heads. First, history of Malay in which he discussed the issues of ‘son of soil’ and informed that, constitutionally the term has been abolished in the public sphere. Over the years, the equality and equity are becoming the core principl