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June 15, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, World

Trump Restaurant at the End of the Universe: All Sins of Kim Stand Pardoned

How dare Trump forgive Kim’s original sins, his human rights record: The rabid K9s he set on his uncle. The general he rocket-launched to kingdom come. The brother he...

June 14, 2018
Ritambhara K Upadhyay
Potpourri

Three Ways to Keep Yourself Happy When You are Alone

Happiness is just a state of mind. No matter where you are, no matter what you do, you should be happy with that. Even if you are alone, you...

June 14, 2018
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Food, History & Culture

Seductive Chocolate: A Befitting Food of the Gods

The antiquity of chocolate may be traced back to nearly 4,000 years ago. The Cacao tree from which chocolate is derived is an evergreen tree growing naturally in the tropical...

June 14, 2018
Ayub Khawar
Poem

The Full Moon in the Dark

An evocative poem, celebrating nature, by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths. The ocean was destined to dance, But what happened to the moon! Whose evil eye has caught The...

June 13, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, World

Despite Record of Trump, There are Positives from the Korea Summit

Many of the voices on television and in the opinion pages are howling that Trump gave away the store in his meeting with the North Korean leader in Singapore...

June 13, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

A Life-Enriching Training

Hemashri shares her experience of a training as a bureaucrat that enriched her. She shares her experience, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I was nominated for...

June 13, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Amit Shah Using Sampark to Redefine Political Contours

Modi rode to power riding on the support of the urban middle class. But unfortunately, this middle class has turned his bitter critic, notwithstanding every attempt to refurbish his...

June 12, 2018
Soumya Mukherjee
Humor

South India with its Polite People was a Pleasant Shock

Carefree and happy-go-lucky student days in Delhi came to an end when Soumya received an appointment letter. He had to report to the Madras office. He shares the juicy...

June 11, 2018
IPA Service
Economy

Fiscal Federalism Yes, But No Tangible Results: Danger of Vacuum in Planning Process

A major decision of Modi as Prime Minister was to dismantle the 65-year old and well-oiled institution of Planning Commission and replace it with Niti Aayog, through an executive...

June 9, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Pranab Strikes Big Bang, Congress Hits Black Hole

Pranab Mukherjee did not have to “die first” to go back in time to retell history. He’s 82 and in his memory-cache there is enough of reading of history...

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