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Eternally exposed to the elements yet ever enduring, mountains teach us what equanimity in the face of adverse conditions is all about.

Mystic Mantra: Heed Vashistha's advice, enjoy the moment

Chasing a material goalpost is a pretty common thing.

13 Feb 2020 5:51 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Why dynasties, cults are the most selling political brands'

Developed states produce high-end goods that require educated labour.

13 Feb 2020 5:49 AM IST

We did not allow them to enact any kind of political skit or have any kind of political debate on Republic Day.

Kids, parents, teachers & politics: It's vital to understand our young

No wonder, parents heave a sigh of relief when the long summer vacation finally comes to an end.

13 Feb 2020 5:46 AM IST

Bernie Sanders (Photo: AP)

Why, for the Democrats, Bernie clearly is the best bet

The evaluation of Sanders still rings true 20 years later, unlike the author of those words, who has dived headlong into...

13 Feb 2020 5:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)

BJP failed to gauge the anger of women, youth

The subtext of the amendment is that the Muslim is not rooted; she is not a legitimate daughter of Bharat Mata .

13 Feb 2020 5:40 AM IST

Three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit

Delhi: Congress was in a fix

This is the backdrop to the telling defeats of both the Congress and the BJP recently, including in the just-held...

13 Feb 2020 5:39 AM IST

The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act 2019, that came into force from Monday, provides for a 10 per cent additional reservation for those not eligible earlier. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha approved the bill within a week. So compelling were the provisions an inclusive agenda for the economically weaker sections (EWS) and explicit exclusion of the well-off that all parties were agreed a rare but welcome show of national consensus. (Representational image)

Data, not emotions, to clinch reservations

It's a political question and the answer has to be political.

13 Feb 2020 5:37 AM IST

It takes time to hone and propel a higher purpose in life, just as much it takes leisure to mature, or mellow.

Mystic Mantra: There is human growth beyond plain nature

We are being constantly reminded that the rhythm of our cultural cosmos is fast growing erratic.

12 Feb 2020 4:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Cultural bonds to the soil: Who is an Indian and who is a foreigner?

A feature of the pre-Westphalia nations and empires was their shifting borders, as with the Roman and Mauryan or Mughal...

12 Feb 2020 4:50 AM IST

Afzal Guru (Photo: PTI/File)

Looking back at Maqbool, Afzal hangings at Tihar

After Afzal Guru's arrest soon after the Parliament attack, his wife, Tabassum, had applied for clemency.

12 Feb 2020 4:45 AM IST

US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa. (Photo: File)

Interrogating democracy: Make do with what you have

Authoritarian regimes and illiberal democracies that cloak their rule in democratic garb are excluded from the analysis.

12 Feb 2020 2:36 AM IST

A child dressed as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal holds a blue balloon at the party headquarters in New Delhi on February 11, 2020. (AFP)

In AAP's triumph, a new kind of politics emerges

In many ways, Mr Kejriwal and Mr Modi are both modern politicians of the 21st century.

12 Feb 2020 2:32 AM IST