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Sri Lanka post-CFA
Over the past year, with the rout of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the Eastern Province and the serious losses inflicted by an increasingly aggressive Sri Lankan army and air force in the North, the military balance in Sri Lanka has ...

Some relief, no real change
In Britain’s current climate of mounting public hostility to foreigners, there is something to cheer about the move to show leniency towards foreign students who may have genuinely overstayed their visa. They can now hope to sleep more ...

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Election management and absentee electors

By N. Gopalaswami

News Analysis
NEWS ANALYSIS

For a formidable economic engagement across the Himalayas
By Pallavi Aiyar

Manmohan Singh’s message during his visit to China next week will possibly emphasise the necessity of developing a multi-faceted bilateral engagement, moving away from the uni-dimensional focus on the boundary dispute.

NEW ANALYSIS
The race is wide open, the policy menu is not
By Siddharth Varadarajan

As with all American presidential elections, neither the result nor the leading candidates’ promises of “change” should be taken for granted.

OUT OF LONDON
Lost for words? Try some gibberish
By Hasan Suroor

What’s a “za”? Or who is a “yoot”? For answers to these, readThe A-Z of Teen Talk

Human activity blamed for decline of coral reefs
By James Randerson

Caribbean coral reefs have suffered significant damage from over-fishing and run-off from agricultural land, according to a study of 322 sites across 13 countries. The study provides compelling evidence that proximity to a large human population ...

Corrections and clarifications
“The Steel Authority of India Steel Ltd (SAIL) and Tata Steel on Thursday announced a 50-50 joint venture for Cola mining…” (“Tata Steel, Sail form joint venture,” Business, January 4, ...

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