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Beyond resettlement
The presence of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was in New Delhi as chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, gave Prime Minister Manmohan Singh another opportunity to flag the need for a political settlement of the Tamil ...

Fighting hunger
A timely reality check on public policies in the developing world, the Global Hunger Index 2010, (GHI) released by the International Food Policy Research Institute, reveals the disturbing fact that the number of hungry people in the world ...

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The narcissism of the neurotic
By P. Sainath

The Commonwealth Games were no showcase, but a mirror of India 2010. If they presented anything, it was this — Indian crony, casino capitalism at its most vigorous.

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Vaccine probe exposes flawed appreciation
The report of the Javid Chowdhury Committee facilitated the resumption, in February 2010, of vaccine production in the three public sector units, one in Himachal Pradesh and the other two in Tamil Nadu. Javid Chowdhury, a former Health ...

German integration debate hots up
A declaration by Angela Merkel that Germany's attempts to build a multicultural society have failed is feeding a growing debate over how to deal with the millions of foreigners who call Germany home. The Chancellor on October 16 told a ...

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‘The Tamils are coming on board'
An exclusive interview with Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris.

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