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Behind Chennai's music season
Chennai's annual music festival — led by the Music Academy, which was founded in 1928 following an inspired decision taken at the first All-India Music Conference held in South India — is among the world's largest entertainment ...

Concerns over global imbalances
India might be better prepared than most emerging market economies to face the growing global macroeconomic imbalances but given that the inevitable adjustment will inflict pain there is no room for complacency. The global imbalance has been ...

Leader Page Articles
Anger and red faces in Europe over CIA flights
By Hasan Suroor

The Blair Government especially is under pressure over allegations that it allowed CIA covert flights to ferry suspected terrorists to secret interrogation centres.

News Analysis
Russia raises stakes in Iran standoff
By Vladimir Radyuhin

Moscow clearly hopes the sale of air defence missiles to Teheran will make it more amenable to compromise on the nuclear issue.

Cameron promises a different kind of politics
By Jackie Ashley

David Cameron hopes to lead the Tories and his target is not Tony Blair but Gordon Brown.

Ancient legends warn of modern disasters
By Robin McKie

The new science of geomythology is being harnessed by researchers who believe folklore can save lives.

Mission to save planet is `failing'
By Heather Stewart

Sports stars join campaign for trade justice as report says governments are not doing enough to protect environment.

Why Uzbekistan and the U.S. fell out
By Vladimir Simonov

The root cause is the attitude of the current U.S. administration, which regards its allies across the world as temporary props for pursuing American policy.

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