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Far-reaching verdict
Until last week, Pakistan’s Supreme Court was known for bending backwards to please military rulers, invoking the infamous ‘doctrine of necessity’ to validate their actions. On July 20, the full court took a step towards ...

Cure the disease of denial
That the Government of India has a retrogressive attitude verging on the paranoid to the opening up of its archives is common knowledge among scholars. Under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), any document, however tangential its relation to the ...

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The Bangus — paradise threatened
By Praveen Swami

Tourism threatens to destroy one of Jammu and Kashmir’s most spectacular regions.

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Matters of style: A code is essential
A basic facility for a journalist in an English language newspaper is a stylebook that sets out the basic rules for writers and editors. That, of course, is only a guide and no magic wand to eliminate errors in the paper. But it can help in ...

For a feasible solution in J&K
By V.R. Krishna Iyer

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent suggestion that the Line of Control could become a “Line of Peace” deserves to be followed up in order to end 60 years of violence.

Ethiopia frees 38 jailed over political protest
By Xan Rice

Ethiopia has pardoned 38 opposition leaders, activists, and journalists days after they were given lengthy jail terms for their role in mass protests after a disputed election two years ago. The group includes the mayor-elect of Addis Ababa and ...

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“There is nothing but goodwill towards India”
Brendan Nelson, Australia’s Minister for Defence, speaks on bilateral relations and on his country’s ties with China. Excerpts from an interview during his recent visit to Chennai:

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