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A conspiracy of silence
When someone has been elusive for 14 years, what is a fortnight's delay in announcing his detention? The rhetorical question sums up the Congress-led government's brazen defence of its soft, if not collusive, attitude towards Ottavio Quattrocchi, ...

An assault beaten back
The tale of a government order issued last Thursday — and withdrawn the very next day when it threatened to spark a national uproar — shows the extraordinary lengths to which the Rajasekhara Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh would go ...

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Tackling the crisis of child malnutrition
By Nirmala Lakshman

Judicial interventions in vital issues of child survival, growth and health clearly imply that if the basic food and health needs of infants and children are not met by the state, it is tantamount to a violation of their fundamental human rights.

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Tourist invasion threatens Angkor Wat
By Justine Smith

Conservationists say the visitors' onslaught is damaging the treasures irreparably.

In China, now great ride forward
By Pallavi Aiyar

At 76,600 km, the total length of China's railways is behind only that of the U.S. and Russia, and it is expected to reach 100,000 km by 2020. The country already boasts of the world's fastest train.

Shock and war — what a forecaster doesn't need
By William Keegan

The First World War was a shock to the economic system, marking the collapse of the late 19th/early 20th century adventure with economic globalisation.

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Back to some basics of communication
A return to the topic of anonymous letters was not something I anticipated; I assumed that the earlier column ("When criticism loses its sting", January 29, 2007) had disposed of this. But responses to the column surprised me; I found some of my ...

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