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The politics of proscription
The question of banning the Communist Party of India(Maoist), which established a reign of terror in the Lalgarh area of West Bengal, has generated far more heat than light. Statements by some politicians, seeking to extract partisan advantage ...

Need for a rational policy
A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court upholding the plea of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. (RNRL) against Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) for the supply of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin brings ...

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Why disinvest when profits are booming?
By R Nagaraj

There is need to revisit the arguments for disinvestment and ask whether the PSEs’ recent performance calls for a sale of public sector equity.

News Analysis
Domestic violence: the day my daughter hit me
By Christine Lewis

Domestic violence was something that happened to other people until 7 pm last Thursday night, when it happened to me. I was, I suppose, the victim: although what happened didn’t make me feel like a victim. All the same, I was physically ...

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Sibal’s agenda

Michael Jackson

Readers' Editor : Online & Off line

It was daunting … and rewarding
It is my last Monday as Readers’ Editor and it is time to bid farewell and offer thanks. Tomorrow, June 30, 2009, also marks the end of my 54-year-long association with The Hindu . During this extended tenure, I have ...

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