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BLOSSOMING PARTNERSHIP
MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's first state visit to India could not have come at a better time. India's `Look East' policy is firmly in place. Its ties with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been ...

PROFITS BEYOND PIRACY
THE CENTRE'S INTENTION to enact legislation to curb optical disc piracy, revealed by the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Jaipal Reddy, at the International Film Festival of India at Goa, will shore up the morale of the industry as it ...

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LAW & SOCIETY
Islands in the sun
By Rajeev Dhavan

The Maldives President, Abdul Gayoom, seems to regard Indian policies towards his regime as a protective political insurance. The time may have come to clear this misconception.

Turkey, European Union and Cyprus
By R. Kannan

The question of normalisation between Turkey and Cyprus has a goal post now -- October 3, 2005. Both sides could avail themselves of this moment and turn it into a win-win situation.

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