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Stay the course
Even before India and Pakistan have had a chance to give concrete shape to the joint "anti-terrorism institutional mechanism" announced by the two sides in Havana, a torrent of criticism has come from the Bharatiya Janata Party and a host of ...

A malady and some `medicines'
As chikungunya cuts a swathe through seven States, several governments seem to have adopted a desperate, scientifically dubious approach to its medical treatment. Since modern medicine is yet to develop any cures for the disease, doctors have ...

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A General intent on staying on, come what may
By Special Correspondent

Among other things, this self-congratulatory book stands l'affaire Kargil on its head and presents an over-the-top reading of what propels India-Pakistan relations.

News Analysis
The great American disconnect
By Hamid Ansari

U.S. President George W. Bush's speech to the U.N. General Assembly highlights the gap between his perceptions and the ground realities.

Economy is vital
By Raja Khalidi

If Israel pursues the path of confrontation, the price paid by the Palestinian economy can only mount.

Corrections and clarifications
The strapline in "`Seniority begins only on the day of regularisation'" (September 20, 2006) was: "Only in respect of substantial posts". As a reader points out, it should have been "substantive posts". A few readers have pointed out ...

Letters to the Editor

Musharraf's revelation

`Apprehensions'

Demolition drive

Interviews

"A country like India must have a land use plan"
George B. Schaller, a pioneer in field biology, says it is possible to achieve economic growth without destroying the environment and losing wildlife. In an interview in Bangalore recently, he says even India and China, the two most populous nations, can save their forests and biodiversity. Excerpts:

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