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The 1983 and 2011 Indian cricket teams that won the world cup encompassed what Rahul Dravid would call the countrys cultural colours, which were just about missing in Virat Kohlis social mix.

Link between cricket and the nation was neither natural nor inevitable

And why forget that even the West Indies inducted a white player in the squad against New Zealand in the 1970s.

17 July 2019 2:24 AM IST

Another nation which has used the same principles in employing proxies to gain strategic advantage or neutralise its adversaries has been Iran; in fact in a far more refined way.

Iran deploying proxies to resist US coercion?

How proxies fit into the genre of modern warfare is an important aspect to analyse to assess the emerging threats in the...

17 July 2019 2:14 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: The soul is the fount of conscious awareness

It is this reality that establishes the pristine role of our conscious awareness in the working of our mind, body and...

16 July 2019 12:52 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)

Govt can't drop its guard in J&K

It is no one's case that certain individual mistakes, excesses or even policy failures have not happened.

16 July 2019 12:52 AM IST

BJP leader Mukul Roy interacts with media people during a press conference, in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

In party defections, voters are being cheated

When 34 per cent of the panchayat seats in West Bengal went unopposed to the Trinamul Congress, Mr Shah described the...

16 July 2019 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dilli Ka Babu: Reservation in lateral entry?

The posting is part of a unique and fairly new initiative started by the Central government last year to groom...

14 July 2019 12:16 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Wednesday. (Photo: Pritam bandyopadhyay)

With new chief, can Congress redefine itself?

India does not have as democratic a political system inside its parties as the UK and the US.

14 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

The Press Council of India has a disgraceful record on Kashmir.

Kashmir's press and India: The disconnect

Newspapers that report excesses committed by the Army, the Central or the local police are intimidated if they perform...

14 July 2019 12:05 AM IST

Put simply, this means that individuals who live in accord with what they feel as natural are better equipped to regulate their fixations. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Be compassionate in your quest for control

It is an age-old trait that to be in command elevates one's defence, also standing, if not reputation.

13 July 2019 5:11 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power. (Photo:AP)

Can't UK govt correspond safely?

The medium became the mistaken message but of course without the mistaken interpretation there would be no plot and no...

13 July 2019 5:06 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget for Modi 2.0 government. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Why India needs more professional pessimists'

It is the wretchedness of these very lives that the Budget 2019-2020 was supposed to address.

13 July 2019 5:01 AM IST

In karma yoga, there is a desire, but not for material comforts and enjoyment. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Pursue spirituality with the attitude of a sports...

Meditation allows us to attain the World Cup of Spirituality union of the soul with God in the shortest possible time.

12 July 2019 1:20 AM IST