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Terrorism in Tripura
THE INDEPENDENCE DAY-EVE killing of 30 non-tribal people by the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) brings greater urgency to the demand of the State Government for adequate deployment of Army and paramilitary forces in the disturbed areas of the ...
Doing away with capitation fees
WHILE INTERPRETING ITS own judgment in T.M.A. Pai Foundation & Others vs. State of Karnataka & Others, the Supreme Court has banned the collection of capitation fee (by whatever name called) for admission to professional colleges. This ...


Leader Page Articles
Cancun & Doha Round prospects
By Muchkund Dubey

The main negotiating challenge will be defensive — to prevent further loss of policy options in several areas.
From Kosovo to Iraq
By Vladimir Radyuhin

Any international security mission for Iraq will be under U.S. command. This would set the stage for a replay of the Kosovo scenario.


News Analysis
PAKISTAN DIARY - I
Winning hearts with a `japha'
By K.K. Katyal

`Japha' is the Punjabi word for a tight, affectionate embrace and no one does it better than Indians and Pakistanis. This was rediscovered as we, a mixed group of parliamentarians, journalists and experts from India, entered the border at Wagah ...
DIPLOMATIC NOTEBOOK
Vajpayee's Pakistan policy
By C. Raja Mohan

NEW DELHI, AUG. 17. Four months after launching yet another initiative towards Pakistan at Srinagar, the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, seems unfazed by the lack of progress on the official front with Pakistan. Patience, persistence and a ...
Strike shifts focus to union, Opposition rights
By V. Jayanth

CHENNAI, AUG. 17. What began as a strike by government employees' unions and associations on July 1 and 2 has got transformed into a major a trade union issue and a huge a political battle in Tamil Nadu. With all but 6,072 of the sacked employees ...


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