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Upholding core values
THE FAREWELL ADDRESS to the nation of K. R. Narayanan, as President, and the first remarks of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam after assuming office as his successor admirably mirrored their shared concerns on the burning national issues and the challenges to ...
Competition in the air
THE INITIAL EUPHORIA over the dramatic fall in the cost of domestic air travel has given way to a more realistic appraisal of what is on offer. The aggressive promotional schemes offered since the beginning of July have certainly been good news ...


Leader Page Articles
Why minority rights?
By Neera Chandhoke

Minority rights are a part of the democratic imagination inasmuch as democracy is about individual rights to faith.
Politicisation of criminals
By Rajindar Sachar

A self-restrained Parliament should not consider the Election Commission's circular a challenge to its authority.


News Analysis
Two speeches, common concerns
By K.K. Katyal

The two speeches — the farewell address on Wednesday night by the outgoing President, K.R. Narayanan, and the observations of the new incumbent, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday morning — provide an ...


Letters to the Editor
  • Why these relics?
  • Wasteful security
  • Electoral reforms
  • Gujarat elections
  • Wrong judgment
  • Nothing strange
  • They are not to blame
  • No comparison

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