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Towards more transparent ratings
The European Union’s proposed law to oversee the performance of Credit Rating Agencies in the 27 member states is part of global moves to address the crisis of confidence in the financial markets. The drive behind the initiative is the ...

A smart approach to public health
The health insurance scheme for unorganised workers launched by the Government of India holds the potential to effect a socio-economic change of far reaching significance. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), launched formally last year, ...

Leader Page Articles
BJP and the challenge of terrorism
By Vidya Subrahmaniam

Instead of acknowledging the possibility that some Hindutva elements could be involved in terrorism, the BJP and the sangh have gone on the offensive.

News Analysis

A worryingly Clintonian outlook
By Jeremy Walker

Barack Obama has tough choices to make for America’s emerging foreign policy horizon.

OUT OF LONDON

Political fortunes in the time of recession
By Hasan Suroor

While Gordon Brown enjoys his new-found popularity, there is little to cheer about for ordinary Britons.

Pollution has levelled off, but the figures have holes
By Elisabeth Rosenthal

Industrialised countries have not reported emissions from the past two years.

More children sleep under malaria nets
By Donald G. Mcneil Jr.

But many still do not: 90 million children are still unprotected.

Corrections and Clarifications
The text of a report “Chandrayaan-1 lands probe on Moon” (Early editions, November 15, 2008, page 1) said that the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) impacted the moon’s surface at a speed of 1.6 km per second , ...

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