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Corrections and clarifications

A sentence in the eleventh paragraph of an article “Down the garden path” (Op-Ed, September 26, 2007) was: “If India wishes to be treated as a nuclear weapon state, despite the fact that it does not qualify as such according to the definition given in the NPT (having tested a nuclear-weapon before 1969), then the effect of the deal going through would be to create a de facto sixth nuclear weapon state.” A reader points out that there is an error in the definition. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), in its Article IX, paragraph 3, relating to signature, ratification and entry into force, states the following: “… for the purpose of this Treaty, a nuclear-weapon State is one which has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to 1 January 1967.”

In a report “Commonwealth target yet to be met” (September 25, 2007), it was stated, in connection with the election of Kashmala Tariq of Pakistan as chairperson of the Commonwealth Women’s Parliament, that “since the candidates from British Colombia and the Dominican Republic secured 10 votes each, it was decided that both would be eliminated; leaving the representatives from Pakistan and Canada in the fray.” A reader points out that British Colombia is only a province of Canada and not an independent nation. Also, the Dominican Republic is a Latin American country. These are errors in the report. The four countries in the fray were Pakistan, Canada, Dominica and Australia. (Dominica or the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. It is distinct and separate from the Dominican Republic, another Caribbean nation. It was one of the islands in the British colony of the Leeward Islands.)

In a column by Makarand Waingankar “Dhoni should be automatic choice for Test captain” (“Sport”, September 27, 2007), the fourteenth paragraph said that Robin Uthappa scored 36 off 21 balls against Australia. Uthappa scored 34 off 28 balls.

A report “Five-in-a row for skipper Dhoni” (“Sport”, September 26, 2007) said that Umar Gul had a tally of 13 wickets at 11.92 runs apiece, surpassing Australia’s Stuart Clark (12 at 12 runs apiece) and Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (12 at 15.66 runs apiece). A reader points out that R.P. Singh’s name was not included in the players list (12 at 12.66 runs apiece). (The report was on the statistical highlights of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup final between India and Pakistan.)

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