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Editorials
The Bihar bandh
IT IS A measure of the nation's skewed political priorities that bandhs are evaluated in terms of whether they are partial or total, whether they are flop shows or runaway successes. And so, as the ruling RJD and the Opposition NDA exchange words ...
Ringing changes
THE INTENSE COMPETITION now unleashed in telecommunications has several implications that go well beyond the immediate sectoral interests. Such competition has been price-driven; with the existing service providers hoping to retain their market ...


Leader Page Articles
Iraq in a no-win situation
By Chinmaya R. Gharekhan

The dice are loaded against Iraq. The issues are framed in a manner as to make it impossible for Iraq to satisfy UNMOVIC's demands.
Globalisation: concept & concerns - I
By C. Rangarajan

It is very difficult to trace the changes in the distribution of income within countries directly to globalisation. Trade liberalisation need not necessarily come in the way of adopting poverty reduction policies.


News Analysis
DIPLOMATIC NOTEBOOK
Indian diaspora and `soft power'
By C. Raja Mohan

NEW DELHI, JAN. 5. In his reflections on modernising the Indian diplomacy Friday, the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, focused on the importance of "soft power'' in global politics. The influence of great powers is generally measured in ...
`Musings' set the agenda for Indo-Pak. talks?
By K. K. Katyal

Because of the widespread interest, understandably stirred up by the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee's definition of Hindutva in his latest musings, the meaning of his reference to Pakistan has gone unnoticed. He mentioned India-Pakistan ...


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  • Relief for seniors
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