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John Bolton led negotiations for America to withdraw from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty so that the Bush administration could proceed with a national missile-defence programme. (Photo: AP)

Does Bolton's ghost still stalk the White House?

Bolton found himself increasingly excluded from policy relating to North Korea and Afghanistan.

19 Sept 2019 1:23 AM IST

Happiness is not the enigma as it has been led to assume. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: The bliss of contentment

Some people get so madly involved in the pursuit of wealth that they lose their health and finally meet a painful end.

18 Sept 2019 2:06 AM IST

UPA chairperson and former president of Congress Sonia Gandhi said that her party is exposing fraud and corruption of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people associated with him. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Can Congress follow Indira's 1969 plan to revitalise itself?

The Congress cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds anymore.

18 Sept 2019 1:59 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

On finding a democratic alternative to the RSS

The growing rejection of dynastic fate is in evidence all over the new India.

18 Sept 2019 1:52 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

In unequal societies, leaders not like all others

Domestic servants tend to be seated on different tables at restaurants because they are usually not allowed at the...

18 Sept 2019 1:46 AM IST

The social evil of honour killing has emerged from this very problem: non-acceptance of inter-caste marriages. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Attitudes on inter-faith marriage must change

It is true that there are more inter-caste and inter-faith marriages today than in the distant past.

18 Sept 2019 1:43 AM IST

Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

No one killed Andhra's Kodela

The government was trying to bring him to book. If he felt humiliated or harassed, there was judicial recourse available...

18 Sept 2019 1:39 AM IST

The Supreme Court of India. (Photo: PTI)

Why is SC giving so much leeway to govt?

It's surprising the bench didn't question the government lawyers' assertions that newspapers in Kashmir were coming out...

18 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

Mindfulness meditation is important to improve resilience to stress. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Be mindful and fully grounded

The best thing to do is simple, also profound to detach oneself from such a stranglehold with a sense of attached...

17 Sept 2019 1:29 AM IST

The countrys serious hunger level is driven by high child malnutrition and underlines need for stronger commitment to the social sector, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) said in its report. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Why culture and context matters in malnutrition debate in India

Experts rarely agree with each other and this case will be no exception.

17 Sept 2019 1:27 AM IST

Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the LoC in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representational Image | PTI)

Don't send our troops into Afghan 'valley of death'

History is replete with instances of foreign armies entering Kabul vertically, and ending their journey horizontally to...

17 Sept 2019 1:24 AM IST

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said that the attack bore all the hallmarks of an attack by the Syrian regime. (Photo: AP)

Is Boris riding a tiger, desperate to get off?

Alongside, court proceedings have been instigated in Scotland and England.

17 Sept 2019 1:18 AM IST