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Editorials
Dissent and responsibility
BY RULING THAT the recourse by political parties and other associations to any form of physical and mental coercion or intimidation to elicit a positive response to calls for a bandh, procession or a demonstration is illegal and unconstitutional, ...
The unfractured spirit
PRUDENCE AND VALOUR often run counter to each other. When a heavily-bandaged Anil Kumble took the cricket field in Antigua, his sense of valour overtook prudence and he joined a select list of players who have overcome physical intimidation to ...


Leader Page Articles
STATECRAFT
The business of separatism
By Harish Khare

The Hindutva variety of politics of exclusion and intimidation leads not only to their political isolation but also results in economic marginalisation of the Muslims.
Whither the Judiciary?
By Rajindar Sachar

The process of impeachment is cumbersome and the result uncertain. Effective alternative measures are necessary... A National Judicial Commission has been mooted to deal with appointment of High Court and Supreme Court judges.


News Analysis
CAPITAL TALK
Consensus or contest?
By Inder Malhotra

To nobody's surprise the talk of the town in the nation's capital is not Parliament's golden jubilee but the race for Rashtrapati Bhavan. One reason for this is the element of uncertainty in the choice of the next Head of State, born of an almost ...


Letters to the Editor
  • Appeal from Godhra
  • U.S., Gujarat & Bosnia
  • Wrong arguments
  • Why discuss it?
  • Options on border
  • Copper mining

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