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After the shock, hope for the tiger
With his personal stewardship of the mission to restore the viability and health of tiger populations in the wild, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has raised hope that there will be decisive action on the ground in the coming months. The mystery of ...

Firm up support to Palestine
The Manmohan Singh Government handled the visit to India of the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in rather low key. If this was because Mr. Abbas, a far less charismatic figure than his predecessor Yasser Arafat, preferred to shun ...

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Ensuring a more accountable judiciary
By T.R. Andhyarujina

A high-level judicial council needs to be set up in India to investigate complaints of misconduct against judges of the superior courts.

News Analysis
The paradox of globalisation
By John Madeley

A cure-all or a recipe for economic disaster?

BBC — earning more criticism than praise
By Hasan Suroor

In Britain, the BBC's image is that of a bloated, bureaucratic organisation with little accountability; a relic of the Raj.

Lessons from the Michael Jackson trial
By Terry Eagleton

The pop singer and his trial hold a mirror to modern Western civilisation and its blurring of fact and fiction.

When oil wells run dry
By Adam Porter

We use more oil than we find, and if producers are fixing their figures the end could be closer than thought.

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