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News Analysis
In judging Pak. reply, trade is the key
By C. Raja Mohan

NEW DELHI: In assessing the Pakistani response to the peace initiative of the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Government will put Islamabad's attitude towards trade liberalisation under the political scanner. If Pakistan comes up with ...

Pakistani nuclear weapons
By M. R. Srinivasan

The distinguished American foreign policy analyst, Selig Harrison, in a recent article in the International Herald Tribune, had stated that Pakistan has 48 nuclear weapons and enough fissile material in storage to make 52 more, thus making ...

INSIGHT

SARS — a full-blown farce?
By playing on people's fears, no purpose was served. Kalpana Sharma on the response to the SARS scare.

How it spreads
By — B.S.P.

SEVERE ACUTE Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus, which, according to the World Health Organisation, has long existed in both humans and animals. Many believe the SARS virus is a mutant of the existing coronavirus. It surfaced in China six ...

Fear over the nation
The Union Health Ministry pressed the panic button, says Bindu Shajan Perappadan.

Breathing easy now
Most of those who tested positive are recovering fast, writes Arunkumar Bhatt.

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