Who says world affairs and politics is all about leadership and policy making? At the core of any endeavor, achievement and how systems are built, is society and its resilience. It's this social resilience which determines how communities develop, how markets and businesses evolve and how a nation copes up with challenges on its path to growth. Underlying this resilience is life skills (LS) of a demography which impact people's personal and professional efficiency. In today’s world of constant urbanization, economic growth, social media proliferation and rapid science and technological innovation, life skills call for training.

Life Skills Forum at indopacificpolitics.com is a cross-country virtual forum of life skills trainers and practitioners led by Prof. (Dr.) Deepak Jain, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) in ‘Computer Science’ and ‘Software Project Management’, Master of Business Administration (MBA) in ‘Marketing Management’, Master of Technology (M Tech) in ‘Computer Science and Engineering’, Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) in ‘Electronics and Communications Engineering.’

Dr. Jain was honored with “President’s Call of Service Award” from White House (USA) along with appreciation letter from Barak Obama, the 44^th President of the United States of America. He received Gates and Custodian Person of Year 2013 award in Academic Research category. In 2015, he was named in ‘Top 100 Professionals’ across world by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

Dr. Jain and Ms. Upadhayaya, the editor-innovator of IndoPacificpolitics.com through this LS Forum announce their collaboration to develop a life skill approach for diverse industry ecosystems of the Indo-Pacific region (Indian Ocean, Western Pacific and the Eastern Pacific).