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Reversing history in Kashmir
`Historic' is a word devalued by its indiscriminate use in the context of Jammu and Kashmir. Yet, no other term describes Ghulam Nabi Azad's choice as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. It is not so because a leader from the Jammu region will ...

A difficult issue at the WTO
With the sixth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation to be held in Hong Kong less than two months away, there is an air of urgency among the member-states to arrive at a reasonable agreement that could be further negotiated upon ...

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Infrastructure a drag on aviation sector
By V. Jayanth

The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.

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Telangana movement losing steam?
By S. Nagesh Kumar

The rebellion by senior Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader Santosh Reddy seems to have pushed on to the backburner the demand for a separate Telangana.

Fighting for the centre ground
By Polly Toynbee

Though horrified by the market let loose on public services, the U.K.'s ruling Labour MPs know dissent is the route to opposition.

Bush forced to retreat
By Julian Borger

Harriet Miers' withdrawal as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court is a humiliation for George W. Bush.

Poland's disenchanted killed off `New Europe'
By Jonathan Steele

"NEW EUROPE" is dead, and that is official. The verdict is not that of an obscure thinktank. It comes from the central actor in the heartland of what was once deemed to be a bold new part of the old continent, the people of Poland. In two ...

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