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Asia's last lions
There is a great deal of concern in the international conservation community over the unusually large number of lions dying during recent months in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and surrounding forests. The reported death of some 18 lions, nearly ...

A scandal-ridden presidency
There are still 20 months to go before United States President George Bush ends his second term but there is a good chance that his administration will become dysfunctional long before that. With the Democratic party controlling majorities in ...

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BJP sound effects and BSP silence
By Vidya Subrahmaniam

In Uttar Pradesh, power has been shifting lower and lower down the caste order. It is a message that escaped the pollsters.

News Analysis
The great language divide in Sri Lanka
By B. Muralidhar Reddy

Every government has promised to rectify the situation created by the 1956 Sinhala Only Act. But on the ground little has moved.

Angela Merkel's modest rise to the summit
By Kate Connolly

The German Chancellor's pragmatism and gift for consensus has won her world acclaim and the chance to dominate next month's G8 agenda.

How to decorate your desk
By Giles Morris

Give a hint of the inner you, but always maintain professional boundaries.

Corrections and Clarifications
* A sentence in an article "The great Himalayan meltdown" by N. Gopal Raj (Op-Ed, April 10, 2007) was: "These [Himalayan] glaciers, which release an estimated 8.6 million cubic metres of water annually, have nourished seven great rivers of Asia ...

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