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Precept and practice
IN HIS MUSINGS from Goa, the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, has once again spoken in a tone quite distinct from that of the revanchist elements in his own party and the various Sangh Parivar outfits. The message Mr. Vajpayee has sought to ...
Economic outlook in 2003
THE DATA RELEASED by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) at the fag end of the year for the second quarter of fiscal year 2002-03 gives room for cautious optimism on the immediate course of the economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ...


Leader Page Articles
Anatomy of terrorism in South Asia — II
By Muchkund Dubey

The maintenance of pluralistic societies is an important condition for containing terrorism.
WORLD VIEW
Beyond India's Monroe Doctrine
By C. Raja Mohan

India's primacy in the region cannot be ensured by fiat or trying to keep the world out. It must be based on a conscious strategy of leadership that adapts to the changed political environment.


News Analysis
The invisible line between conventional and nuclear war
By Amit Baruah

The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has provided considerable food for thought to Indian strategic planners in the New Year when he said that a war with India would not be a conventional one. Whatever the "boast factor" in his statement ...
Polarisation awaits TANSI judgment
By V.Jayanth

CHENNAI, JAN. 1. It may only be a question of time before the DMK formally parts company with the BJP, perhaps even with the National Democratic Alliance. Over the past few days, much has been said on both sides, though the DMK would like to take ...
PAKISTAN DIARY - I
The din and bustle of Lahore
By Kuldip Nayar

Blessed be the SAARC leaders who made my visit to Pakistan so easy and simple. Members of all Parliaments in the SAARC countries are entitled to cross one another's border without a visa. Nor is there any restriction on the entry point. I took ...


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