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Scaling a new peak
Few cricketers have combated adversity, willed themselves to heights previously thought unscalable, and courted success with the single-point focus and understated ardour that Anil Kumble has showcased in his richly decorated 16-year career. When ...

Working with a neighbour
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's visit to Myanmar, the first by a head of state from India, marks a major milestone in bilateral relations. With Myanmar, or Burma as it was known earlier, under military rule from 1988, New Delhi has avoided visits ...

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Towards planned urban development
By Kalpana Sharma

As our cities undergo a makeover, we urgently need an urban rehabilitation policy. Otherwise, as in Mumbai, the few with the ability to shout the loudest will hold up important infrastructure projects.

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The proof is in good practice
In the ten days since the Readers' Editor began functioning, the inflow of messages, in various forms, has been heavy, averaging 50 to 60 a day. This is no doubt a tiny fraction of a total readership estimated to be upward of 3.5 million, but it ...

For a glimpse of Suu Kyi
By Sandeep Dikshit

ON A visit to Myanmar, we tried to get a glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Noble Peace Prize winner, put away from the public eye by the ruling military junta for 10 out of the last 16 years. That was an impossible desire. According to scraps of ...

Mayhem in the menagerie
By PRAVEEN SWAMI

New conflict between the United Jihad Council and President Pervez Musharraf reflects a crisis in Pakistan's political life.

Add to Bush's mistakes destruction of nature
By Henry Porter

The despoilment of the Appalachians is typical of the U.S. President's bankrupt environmental policies.

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