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Friday, December 20, 2002
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Editorials The death sentences SHOULD WE LIVE with the death penalty? The sentencing to death of three of those found guilty in the Parliament attack case by the special POTA court is bound to agitate questions about the use and imposition of capital punishment. There are two ... Defining a European identity WITH THE ADMISSION of ten new members at its recent summit in Copenhagen, the European Union (E.U.) has boosted its presence on the world stage though time alone will tell whether it will bring a commensurate weight to bear on global ... Leader Page Articles Facing intolerance By Pratap Bhanu Mehta All we can hope is that Hindus will find more honest ways of confronting their complexes; that they will have confidence to not succumb to meaningless paranoia. After Gujarat — II By Radhika Desai Any political force which sees the middle class constituency as a significant part of its support base will either fail (to check the Sangh Parivar) or succumb to soft Hindutva. News Analysis Shifting positions - has the realignment begun? By V.Jayanth CHENNAI, DEC. 19. A gradual repositioning of the lead players in Tamil Nadu's political scenario has perhaps begun. As the AIADMK makes its measured moves towards the BJP and in favour of the Hindu majority, its arch-rival, DMK, is straining ... Two verdicts, one message By K. K. Katyal NEW DELHI, DEC. 19. Coincidental but ominous — the ascendancy of fundamentalist forces in India and Pakistan, as shown in the two elections in the short span of two months. The emergence of MMA (Mutahida Majlis Amal), a combine of fanatic ... The Gujarat poll results By Cho S. Ramaswamy Everything is lost; tragedy has struck; the heavens have fallen; after this it could only be the deluge; God — if there be one — save the country; the BJP under Narendra Modi has won a thumping two-thirds majority in the elections to ... Letters to the Editor Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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