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A BUDGET BY OTHER MEANS
WITH AN EYE on the impending Lok Sabha elections, the National Democratic Alliance Government has rushed through changes in customs and excise duties that would have ordinarily been presented to Parliament in the budget. Obviously, the Government ...

A NEW BEGINNING
THE PEOPLE OF Afghanistan embarked on a course they have never before charted in their history when their representatives adopted a new Constitution at a Loya Jirga. The endorsement of the Constitution was in itself an achievement since ...

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LAW AND SOCIETY
Plane to Pakistan
By Rajeev Dhavan

There is a sea change in the attitudes of civil society in India and Pakistan, which could lead to fortune for the two peoples.

A vote for federalism
By Pran Chopra

It appears that panchayat leaders in Madhya Pradesh used their electoral clout to press for their priorities.

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