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Pakistan is a key player in the talks between the Taliban and the US in an effort to end the war in Afghanistan and allow withdrawal of American troops. (Photo: AFP / File)

Decade's two major conflicts will end in step back to the past

The larger message of these conflicts and the condition in which they will leave the populations in Syria and...

29 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

Kannan Gopinathan

What citizenship means: IAS man's wake-up call

It is significant that Mr Gopinathan has not opposed the decision to abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A.

29 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST

Virginia Woolf began writing at an early age, having her first piece published in December 1904, and writing for the Times Literary Supplement from the following year. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: In order to connect, we need to disconnect

We are exposed to more information now than ever before. But we must learn to disconnect in order to get connected.

28 Aug 2019 1:07 AM IST

Donald Trump. (Photo: ANI)

Trump, Kim, Moon: Shared vision is the key to Korea peace

South Korean analysts are concerned and have urged the South Korean military to improve their existing missile defence...

28 Aug 2019 1:03 AM IST

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram leaves after being produced in a CBI court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

To err is human: Can P Chidambaram set an example?

Yet while the law is trying to understand the 'hygiene' aspect of those transactions, the Chidambarams are dodging...

28 Aug 2019 12:59 AM IST

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

Mystic Mantra: Happiness is the objective of honourable thought

While not all of us are mystics, or yogis, we can seamlessly galvanise our attentive efforts with good values and serene...

27 Aug 2019 12:24 AM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

Brexit looms Oct 31, uncertain times lie ahead for Britons

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his determination to drag Britain out of the EU by this date.

27 Aug 2019 12:14 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Does GDP really double on its own in 5 years?

This is the Modi 2.0 government targeting to increase the GDP by 86 per cent in five years.

27 Aug 2019 12:08 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: PTI)

At President's 'At Home', babus feel left out

Babus were exhausted by it and were therefore missing and probably many also had homework to do afterwards.

26 Aug 2019 12:25 AM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh in Jaisalmer on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

The Taliban are coming! Should we run scared?

A reality check from the past to the present may be necessary to correctly assess this threat.

26 Aug 2019 12:11 AM IST

The difference is that by tapping into our souls state of unconditional love through meditation, we can receive all the fulfillment and intoxication we desire. (Representional Image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation in the age of instant coffee

Osho has used this situation creatively and has designed short meditation techniques that can give instant results like...

26 Aug 2019 12:10 AM IST

GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.

Strong, decisive leadership isn't always good, can cause blunders

Decisions are good when the outcomes are understood and there is a calculation on the degrees of fallout.

26 Aug 2019 12:05 AM IST