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THE T-90 AND THE SECURITY CALCULUS
WITH THE HEAVY Vehicles Factory at Avadi assembling and rolling out its first T-90 tank, questions have arisen about the indigenisation of this Russian-made fighting machine and the role it will play in India's security calculus. The Indian Army ...

STAMPING OUT POLIO
AFTER THE POLIO outbreak of 2002, the sharp drop in the number of cases reported in 2003 all over India is a commendable public health achievement. India is among the last seven remaining nations in the world where polio is still endemic. The ...

Leader Page Articles
Premature polls — then and now
By K. K. Katyal

While there have been instances of forced resignations of governments leading to premature polls, the present move for advancing elections is different.

Cosmetic changes?
By Amy Waldman

While the anti-mannequin campaign and other such moves in NWFP might suggest that Talibanisation of Pakistan is under way, many say these really amount to window-dressing.

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