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The Presidential reference
THE CENTRE'S RESPONSE to the Election Commission's disinclination to hold early elections in Gujarat has been unnecessarily bristly and needlessly combative. Yes, the Union Government is entitled under Article 143 to seek the opinion of the ...
Unfeeling community
INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE, Indians are cold and unfeeling. Indeed, a lot many of them are. There were five compassionless cowards in a Mumbai suburban train coach when a drunk — and probably weak — raped a mentally deranged 12-year-old girl ...


Leader Page Articles
Kashmir, the U.S. and Pakistan
By V. R. Raghavan

The challenge for the U.S. rests in emphasising the importance of the electoral process vis-a-vis a Pakistani commitment to armed action in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hindutva and caste
By Kancha Ilaiah

The BJP is making a show of empowering the Sudra/OBC forces within... But how will the Sangh Parivar resolve the caste contradictions within Hindu religion?


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  • Unjustified
  • Empty promises
  • Criminalising politics
  • An insult
  • Resurrect Kamaraj

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