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Afghanistan at a crossroads
As the security situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, President Hamid Karzai faces a peculiar dilemma. As long as the Taliban remains capable of mounting attacks, the United States-led coalition operating with more or less full freedom of action ...

Redressing uneven development
The proposed Backward Regions Grant Fund is a well-meaning initiative by the United Progressive Alliance Government to address the problem of unequal development at the regional, State, and district levels. Typically, States and regions with ...

Leader Page Articles
The search for AIDS vaccines
By Jaya Shreedhar

Existing prevention methods are still beyond the reach of a large number who need them. We need a vaccine or vaccines that will protect against a range of strains.

News Analysis
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Let's await the final U.S. Bill: Pranab
By Amit Baruah

Pranab Mukherjeeis back as External Affairs Minister after a gap of some 10 years. Besides the civilian nuclear deal with the United States, he speaks of addressing problems in the near and extended neighbourhood. Excerpts from an interview he gave o n Sunday evening at his Talkatora Road residence in New Delhi:

Hamas may opt for national unity government
By K.S. Dakshina Murthy

It may not be long before Hamas eventually steps off under duress. Where would this leave the peace process?

Harmony between Parliament and judiciary
By Harish Khare

Perhaps the time has come for some kind of initiative restoring the institutional dialogue.

Corrections and Clarifications
* In the report "Taliban must be defeated: Blair, Musharraf" ("International" page, November 20, 2006), a sentence should have been "The United Kingdom would assist the reforms by more than doubling development aid from £236 million to ...

Ex-U.N. mission chief testifying in genocide trial
By Xan Rice

ROMEO DALLAIRE, whose experiences heading the United Nations peacekeeping mission during the Rwandan genocide left him suicidal and suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, is testifying in the war crimes trial of two senior-ranking army ...

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