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When realism dawns
The announcement of a committee to look into some specific aspects of the India-United States nuclear agreement that marks the end of the standoff between the Congress and the Left is a welcome development that represents a victory for political ...

Showing the door politely
With the State Committee of Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front recommending a judicial inquiry into the land deal controversy involving Public Works Minister T.U. Kuruvilla, his continuance in office has become all the more untenable. ...

Leader Page Articles
The crowning of the moneylender
By Mihir Shah

It is a sad commentary on the times we live in, that an RBI technical group looks to moneylenders to resolve the crisis of rural credit in India.

News Analysis
The perils of non-proliferation amnesia
By William C. Potter and Jayantha Dhanapala

The India-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, if endorsed by the NSG and the U.S. Congress, will virtually ensure the demise of global nuclear export restraints.

Iraq withdrawal will not hand victory to Osama
By Michael Lind

George Bush is wrong to equate Iraq with Vietnam. The jihadists will be defeated if the U.S. is prepared to collaborate with its allies.

Climate change could trigger global food crisis
By Ian Sample

Experts issue warning at U.N.-backed forum on sustainable development.

Corrections and clarifications
The third paragraph in a report “I am ready for space voyage again: Rakesh Sharma” (Tamil Nadu, August 31, 2007, page 8) was: “ Neil Armstrong did it for the second time at the age of 77. I am younger than him and ...

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