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  • US President Donald Trump speaks about the presidential election results, White House, November 5, 2020
    Nov 07, 2020 23:26 IST
    Biden’s core challenge will be to heal the broken cultural, economic and democratic compact, all of which was reflected in the election...read more
  • The men who should light the path forward seem to hearken to the past. At this rate, it’ll soon be goodbye to tomorrow.
    Nov 07, 2020 19:32 IST
    India’s future depends on forging bonds that dissolve our differences in a new consciousness of being Indian. Marrying across religious divides is perhaps the surest way of doing that...read more
  • An electoral official marks a voter's finger with ink after casting her ballot during the last phase of Bihar state assembly elections at a polling station in Thakurganj, November 7, 2020
    Nov 07, 2020 19:32 IST
    Elections in both india and the united states have become focused on political personalities, not policies or parties...read more
    Mark Tully
    Mark Tully
  • The Security Council has two committees on counterterrorism — 1267 deals with the UNSC sanctions regime, and the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) on capacity-building. Given that India has been a major target of terrorism, chairing at least one of them was important for us politically, and our interest was made known to the other UNSC members in 2010 after we were elected.
    Nov 07, 2020 19:31 IST
    Historically, the United Kingdom (UK) has exhibited a soft corner towards Pakistan possibly because of the size and influence of the Pakistani diaspora in the UK and a feeling that the Raj’s divide and rule policy has benefitted them....read more
    Manjeev S Puri
    Manjeev S Puri
  • It is never easy to be with partners or spouses who decide to use the relationship as a platform to unleash negative behavioural traits, the worst of which is sulking.
    Nov 07, 2020 16:43 IST
    To all the anguished guys in the world, with all my sympathies.....read more
  • French President Emmanuel Macron, 43, with wife  Brigitte, 67.  ‘I like to remind those I counsel that compatibility don’t come within age brackets,’ Mangharam says.
    Nov 06, 2020 21:21 IST
    Couples with large age gaps, especially where the man is younger, face an intense kind of opposition. With parents especially, it helps to frame arguments with logic, not emotion....read more
    Simran Mangharam
    Simran Mangharam
  • In the eyes of his electoral base, Trump delivered on his promises, such as on stemming immigration, cutting taxes, and nominating conservative Supreme Court justices.
    Nov 06, 2020 22:13 IST
    A wariness of international trading agreements, overseas military commitments, and immigration regimes will persist in US positions ...read more
    Dhruva Jaishankar
    Dhruva Jaishankar