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Dispirited markets
In just over two months Indian stock markets have fallen sharply along with most other Asian markets. The Sensex that crossed 21,000 in January dropped below 15,400 on March 13. Extreme volatility continues to haunt the market. While a correction ...

Measure for measure
In 1550, a certain Andreas Ryff wrote a letter to his wife before returning to his home in Baden. More than travel weariness and saddle burn bothered the merchant, who had visited 30 markets near his town. In the area around Baden, he recorded ...

Leader Page Articles
Governance reform key to NREGA success
By Mihir Shah

The same implementation structure that has failed rural development over decades cannot be deployed for the radically new programme promised by NREGA.

News Analysis

Russia strikes back
By Vladimir Radyuhin

Russia “knows what it will do” in response to Kosovo’s Western-backed independence: Putin

Corrections and clarifications
The eleventh paragraph in an article “Agenda for re-colonisation?” (Op-Ed, March 12, 2008) should have been “There was a time when the insurgency leadership scoffed at this democratic process; this is not ...

Rising anxieties over premiership battle
By Nirupama Subramanian

The euphoria of the momentous PPP-PML(N) agreement to form a coalition government has been overshadowed by the open rift between Asif Ali Zardari and Makhdoom Amin Fahim.

Narmada Valley rehabilitation work: let right be done
By Ramaswamy R. Iyer

The governments concerned must clear the mess before proceeding with further construction. They should not add to submergence and displacement before clearing the backlog fully.

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