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Finalising the plan strategy
Now that the Eleventh Five Year Plan's draft is under discussion and the Planning Commission has invited comments and responses from Union Ministries and States, some serious issues have been flagged for a review. The Communist Party of India ...

The long road to equality
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement in Parliament on the Government's resolve to ensure parity between women and men in terms of rank and salary in all wings of the defence services has not come a day too soon, but it may still fall ...

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The broadcast bill and the public interest
By Ammu Joseph

The primary objective of media regulation in a democracy is to preserve and protect citizens' fundamental rights to information and freedom of expression.

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For U.S., a fair deal means what its farmers demand
By Heather Stewart

Developing countries have lost out again, and could next suffer under new one-to-one deals with more powerful nations.

India-Pakistan trade stuck on SAFTA
By Nirupama Subramanian

CAN TRADE improve relations between hostile countries, or are better trade relations between two countries possible only after settlement of all disputes? China and Japan have shown they can have good trade relations despite long-standing ...

Comparisons and contrasts
Too often I venture into areas that are not my province. And every time the reasoning I offer is that it is giving expression to readers' concerns. This column is intended to serve that purpose, and so here we go again, this time on editorials. ...

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