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Editorials
The Maruti sale
THE DISINVESTMENT PROCESS at Maruti has begun on entirely expected lines. The Government will be exiting totally from the country's largest and most successful car manufacturer, often cited as an outstanding example of public-private cooperation, ...
A cosmetic gesture of pacifism
THE STRATEGIC TREATY which the United States and Russia have agreed to sign during the planned visit to Moscow next week by the American President, George W. Bush, can be evaluated for its long-term significance only in the context of another ...


Leader Page Articles
LAW AND SOCIETY
A patent mistake
By Rajeev Dhavan

The new Patents Act has mortgaged India's future on false premises and uncertain promises.
The dilemmas of Muslim politics - I
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta

The fact is that Indian politics acknowledged Muslims, insofar as it did, only as a supplicant minority, not as full citizens.


News Analysis
Pak. terrorism and Indian pacifism
By V.R. Krishna Iyer

`Murder most foul' daily mars lovely Jammu and Kashmir and dastardly terrorism `red in tooth and claw' claims countless innocent Indian lives with Pakistan militarily and morally getting away with it, describing these lethal operations as ...
Opportunity for unity
By K.K. Katyal

NEW DELHI, MAY 16. The decision to devote the last day of the current session of the Lok Sabha to a discussion on the stepped-up terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir provides a valuable opportunity for projecting a united image at a crucial ...


Letters to the Editor
  • No end in sight
  • Action needed
  • Our case is strong
  • Sever ties
  • Jammu tragedy
  • Work together
  • Sorabjee is right
  • Ensure laddu quality

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