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Protecting forests and people's rights
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill, 2006 adopted by the Lok Sabha is a landmark legislation that seeks to empower traditional forest-dwelling communities by giving them security of ...

Exploit the potential
The focus of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Japan and his discussions with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, was always expected to be overwhelmingly on economic issues. Japan, with the world's second largest economy, has had a long ...

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Killing fields of 21st century India
By Mihir Shah

Without a comprehensive, paradigmatic shift in the agriculture policy, the deaths of farmers will not stop.

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OUT OF LONDON
Few cheers for Blair in his last days at No 10
By Hasan Suroor

His interrogation by the police and a fresh row over Britain's allegedly murky arms deal with Saudi Arabia make headlines.

ONLINE AND OFF LINE

Images and reflections
A picture is worth a thousand words — journalists hear and tout this often. But not all pictures convey words — they are also used for relief, for effect, because they look attractive on the page. As this picture did, or so I thought, ...

Lessons from history
By Daniel Whitaker

Iraq has parallels with the U.S. invasion of the Philippines.

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OBC bill

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"Overseas students valued for ability more than for any revenue they bring"
A one-time Labour Party prime ministerial candidate, Vice-President of the European Commission, Member of the British Upper House, and now Chairperson of the British Council.Lord Neil Kinnockis a seasoned politician with a deep interest in higher edu cation. Excerpts from an interview during a recent visit to New Delhi:

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