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Wednesday, June 18, 2003

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Building a meaningful coalition
WITH THE UTTAR Pradesh Governor, Vishnu Kant Shastri, refusing to ask the Mayawati Government to obtain a fresh vote of confidence, the Rashtriya Lok Dal-inspired threat to the BSP-BJP coalition seems to have receded for the moment. Defections ...

Bridging the power gap
AT THE FIRST Power Ministers' conference after the passage of the Electricity Act, 2003, the most important message that the Union Energy Minister, Ananth Geete, has delivered is: meet the power generation targets of the Tenth Plan. In very clear ...

Leader Page Articles
Troops to Iraq
By Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

The Americans are in Iraq for a long haul, at least a couple of years. The wise course for India might be not to rush into a decision.

The tragedy of Palestine
By Achin Vanaik

The moral integrity of the Palestinian cause is simultaneously its biggest asset and the greatest weak spot of Israel and the U.S.

News Analysis
NEPAL NOTEBOOK
America looms large
By C. Raja Mohan

KATHMANDU: In a city that revels in stories of intrigue and theories of conspiracy, the rising profile of the United States in the Himalayan Kingdom has generated great excitement among the chattering classes. Smaller countries do tend to have ...

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