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Cutting the Gordian knot
A statesmanlike intervention can bring to a quick end the most unseemly of political controversies. In one political master stroke, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has undone all that went wrong in the elections to the Chennai ...

Positive outlook
The recently concluded fifth Indo-Asean summit at the Philippine city of Cebu did not quite result in a breakthough in the talks on a free trade agreement between the two. However the discussions were significant in themselves. Last May, the ...

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Satyagraha centenary and 50 years of Pugwash
By M.S. Swaminathan

Concerted efforts are needed to curb the growing violence in the human heart, and promote the resolution of conflicts through conversation and consensus.

News Analysis
The paradox that is Rajasthan
By Vimala Ramachandran

Why does the State continue to perform poorly across a range of social and human development indicators?

Cars conquering the bicycle kingdom
By Pallavi Aiyar

China has become the second largest vehicle market after the United States.

Corrections and Clarifications
In a report "India likely to take part in 4-nation talks" (January 17, 2007), there was a reference to the December 15, 2006 joint statement issued by India and Japan in one instance and the December 2005 joint statement (by India and ...

Why the days of 35mm film are numbered
By Sean Dodson

Before long film will be but a memory at your local cinema as reel projectors are replaced with newer, sharper digital systems.

Doomsday clock moves forward 2 minutes
THE BULLETIN of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) on Wednesday moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock from seven to five minutes to midnight, reflecting global failures to solve the problems posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis. The ...

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