 | Why the Gandhis continue to lead the Congress!
When the US used to fund Afghanistan's war against Russia through several channels, including Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, Hamid Gul, the then head of ISI, had backed one of the seven major Afghan tribal chiefs, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Many years later, the journalist Lawrence Wright asked Gul why he had favoured Hekmatyar. Gul told Wright, "I went to each of the seven, you see, and I asked them, 'I know you are the strongest, but who is No. 2?'... They all said Hekmatyar.
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|  | Indians are a long way away from an ideal diet
Indians on average eat more carbohydrates, less protein (both animal and plant-based) and less fruit and vegetables than newly published dietary recommendations. They also tend to eat much more of sugar and processed food than what is recommended, even when they have the money to eat more diversified diets.
The new recommendations were published last week by The Lancet as the result of a three-year commission involving a global team of experts, assimilating the latest research to arrive at a consensus on the best mix of foods for the health of individuals and the planet.
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