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On track with China
When India and China agreed three years ago to begin focussed, high-level discussions on the border question, they made two key assumptions. The first was that the issue was complex enough to warrant political involvement on a continuous basis. ...

The power of philanthropy
The second richest person on the planet closing a deal with the wealthiest is an event the world must take note of. When the `deal' is about the former's plans to pledge the bulk of his $44 billion fortune to a philanthropy foundation run by the ...

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How the West lost a friend in Moscow
By Hasan Suroor

Persistent Western criticism of Russia and America's role in the unrest in its neighbourhood appear to be testing the patience of even pro-western Russian leaders. Now Mikhail Gorbachev tells Washington and London to keep their hands off Russia.

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How Big Brother might harness technology
By Wendy Grossman

A chilling novel details how everyday technologies could gradually lead to a far more invasive society than even Orwell dreamed of.

Corrections and clarifications
A reader was confused by the first and second amendments and the number of votes in the PTI report "Endorsement followed intense debate" (June 29, 2006) — on the debate to endorse the India-United States nuclear deal. In one paragraph, the ...

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