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Editorials
Judicial excesses
IF THE POWER to punish for contempt is only rarely to be invoked to protect the authority of the judiciary against the occasional scandal monger, the Karnataka High Court's reaction to media allegations of improper personal conduct against some ...
A bi-polar contest
THE POLITICAL SCENE in Gujarat has remained unique in the sense that the State is among the few where the effect of social fragmentation on the existing parties has only been marginal. So much so, the electoral battles in the State have remained ...


Leader Page Articles
A state of illusion
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta

The retreat of the state is as much an illusion as its supposed virtues were... Most of our woes are the creation of our own politics and structures of governance.
Sovereignty of federations - I
By Pran Chopra

The sovereignty of federations is beginning to be questioned even in the day-to-day handling of domestic as well as foreign affairs, so that the interests of the constituent states may be adequately safeguarded.


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DIPLOMATIC NOTEBOOK
Getting America into SAARC
By C. Raja Mohan

Among the latest ideas on accelerating regional cooperation in the subcontinent, there is one which is taking the breath away from the mandarins of the South Block: letting the United States play a more active role in the South Asian Association ...
DEC. 13 ATTACK - I
Few straight answers yet
By Anjali Mody

NEW DELHI, DEC. 8.The December 13 attack on Parliament was considered the most audacious terror attack in India. It was an attack at the heart of Indian democracy, we were told, a sign that the enemy would stop at nothing. In the surcharged ...
Privatisation a thin edge of the wedge?
By P.M. Belliappa

With the decision of the Tamil Nadu Government to partially privatise road transport, the wheel has come a full circle. Prior to nationalisation, private bus operators were providing services in different cities and parts of the State. In fact, ...


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