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The Republic of Nepal
The coup de grace was delivered by the Constituent Assembly in minutes but the end of Nepal’s monarchy was long years in the making. Decrepit, authoritarian and ineffective, the realm of Gyanendra, the last monarch of Nepal, was a ...

Continuing quest for life on Mars
For well over a century, the prospect of life on Mars has been the subject of feverish speculation among scientists. In 1877, Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli reported seeing “canali” on Mars through his telescope and thought ...

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The rise of Asia & West’s petulant response
By Hasan Suroor

Countries that lectured Third World countries on the harmful effect of state subsidies are now themselves fighting to retain massive agricultural subsidies to protect their own farmers from cheap food imports.

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Myanmar’s cyclone crisis and India’s aid
By P.S. Suryanarayana

India’s economic engagement with Myanmar cannot be equated with the Western political game plan of fishing in the cyclone-stirred turbulent waters.

Corrections and clarifications
In “Cartoonscape” (Editorial page, May 29, 2008) — that depicted the Gujjar agitation — the “dangling carrot” should have been described as “ ST status ”, and not “SC ...

They lock on to the NREGA lifeline
By P. Sainath

The complaints are many and often justified. People are sometimes exasperated by the way the NREGA system works. But there is unanimity on its worth and value.

Medvedev’s crackdown on corruption in courts
By Alena Ledeneva

Mr. Medvedev’s priority is to eliminate “the practice of unfair decisions made through connections or for money” and to “make the judicial system genuinely independent from the executive and legislative branches of power.̶ 1;

Artist who painted with a smile
By Duncan Campbell

Beryl Cook took up painting for fun and had to be persuaded that her work was good enough to exhibit.

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