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Editorials
Unity as conspiracy
UNITY WITHOUT VERITY, as the saying goes, is no better than conspiracy. The unanimous agreement reached at the all-party meeting on electoral reform is just that — a conspiracy to forestall any serious measure to check the increasing ...
Demographic pointers
THE DECLARATION OF Kerala as the world's first baby-friendly State by the World Health Organisation and the UNICEF is a reflection on the overall strength of its institutional healthcare infrastructure; in particular, the reproductive and child ...


Leader Page Articles
Parched earth and public action
By M. S. Swaminathan

Community food and water banks can be established by the Government and operated by self-help groups.
Demonising the dragon
By Sonika Gupta

Continued U.S. emphasis on the 'China threat' is likely to make Beijing invest more heavily in military modernisation


News Analysis
POINT COUNTERPOINT
Tokenism is no policy
By S. Swaminathan

During the last 12 years the Indian budget has been twisted and distorted in quite some ways. For one thing, the Finance Minister has not had much freedom in formulating a budget. Frequent elections have put governments under populist pressure. ...


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  • Winning over J&K
  • Initiate CBMs
  • Resume talks
  • Missing perspective
  • Kudos to CEC
  • Unfortunate decision
  • Beggar menace

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