9 simple ways to stay calm in highly charged situations

David K. William | Let’s face it: we all sometimes find ourselves in situations where we feel like our patience is on its last thread. We...

US lights up pathway to Afghan peace

M K Bhadrakumar |  The Principal Assistant Secretary of State in the US state department’s Bureau of South & Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells gave...

EU to present Trump trade war riposte

AFP | The EU will Wednesday set out plans to strike back against US President Donald Trump's threatened steel and aluminum tariffs, with...

Pakistan: Declining moral standards

Asif Haroon Raja | Strange are the ways in this land of the pure which at times stuns the world by bagging world records in...

One Item that Is often absent in résumés but extremely important

Craig J. Todd | Résumés are your first (and often only) chance to impress a prospective employer. They may have received hundreds of applications for the...

Destruction by courtiers

Dr. Farid A Malik | Seath by chocolate and destruction by courtiers (darbaris) have a lot in common, as they are highly palatable and grow...

Democrats: We are Defined by what we Defend

Saeed Afridi | Democracy is a complex and much misunderstood entity in countries with a history of authoritarian rule. Transition from authoritarianism can suffer distortions...

The mighty Afghan National Army?

Saqib Manzoor | Hundreds of seasoned and battle-hardened troops of Army have been deployed in Afghanistan to offer new types of training to...

Aid convoy quits Syria enclave as regime presses onslaught

AFP | An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria's rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime...

Trump name stripped from Panama hotel in property dispute

AFP | Workers pried the name "Trump" off a luxury hotel in Panama City on Monday as its owner said he had succeeded in expelling...

Arguments aren’t bad for you, if you know how to disagree

Dr. Jeff DeGraff | Conflict is everywhere. On social media and late night television, e see never-ending arguments about politics, religion, or generational gaps. What...

Israeli PM grilled 5 hours by Police over corruption allegations

TOI Staff | Officials involved in the investigation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Bezeq corruption probe said Friday he will be hard-pressed to...