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ARMS AND THE MAN
TWO BROAD QUESTIONS were raised by the still relevant controversy over the Kargil arms purchases. First, were the rules that governed defence procurements flouted when the Defence Ministry, headed by George Fernandes, placed orders to "quickly ...

FIGHTING FACTIONALISM
AFTER FAILING TO settle factional wars through consensus or compromise, the Congress high command appears to be falling back on organisational elections as a dispute-resolving mechanism. Several of the nine State units where these polls have been ...

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Challenge to science: attracting youth
By A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

We must take the message and mission of successful scientists to youth. Once the potential of young scientists is understood, organisational heads must invest in them boldly irrespective of their positions and their age.

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